Laverne Cox Is Auctioning Off Her Rainbow Emmys Clutch For A Great LGBTQ Cause
Laverne Cox is using her purse to (literally) pay it forward. The “Orange Is The New Black” star and LGBTQ rights activist appeared at the 2019 Emmy Awards last fall…
Alex Newell’s ‘Mama Told Me’ Is A Musical Homage To Biological And Chosen Mothers
Alex Newell got an early start to Mother’s Day this week with an anthemic celebration of maternal love. On Wednesday, the actor and singer unveiled the video for “Mama Told…
Laverne Cox’s Rainbow Emmys Clutch Had A Powerful, Pro-LGBTQ Message
Laverne Cox walked the red carpet at the 2019 Emmy Awards on Sunday in a Monsoori gown featuring a single-shouldered black bodice and cascading layers of lavender tulle. But she…
IMDb Allows Transgender People To Remove ‘Dead’ Names In ‘Imperfect’ Policy Change
IMDb announced a policy update on Monday allowing transgender industry professionals to remove their birth names from their profiles, but LGBTQ advocates feel the revisions don’t go far enough. The…
Victoria’s Secret Hires First Openly Transgender Model, Agent Says
Victoria’s Secret is casting its first openly transgender model, Valentina Sampaio, according to the Brazilian model’s agent, less than a year after a company official said it wouldn’t feature transgender…
Laverne Cox Talks Deadly Violence Against Black Transgender Women
Laverne Cox addressed the troubling realities surrounding the violence against and murders of black transgender women during a recent interview with BuzzFeed’s “AM2DM.” The “Orange is the New Black” star…
Laverne Cox Surprises Transgender Man Who’s Never Met Another Openly Trans Person
Laverne Cox marked Transgender Awareness Week by giving a young trans man the surprise of his life. In a Tuesday appearance on “Fearless,” Cox speaks with Rickey, a 25-year-old transgender…
Laverne Cox’s Style Through The Years, In 45 Glorious Photos
If we had to describe Laverne Cox’s style in three words, we’d call it sparkly, sexy and glamorous. Since her early days working in TV, the “Orange Is the New…
Transgender Celeb Laverne Cox Talks About Her Greatest Challenge: ‘Getting Out Of My Own Way’
When Laverne Cox first burst onto the pop culture scene through her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” — becoming the first trans…
This Acting Coach Is Helping Trans Actors Be Themselves: VICE News Tonight
This segment originally aired Oct. 20, 2016, on VICE News Tonight on HBO “Laverne was in this room that we’re in right now,” acting coach Brad Calcaterra told his class,…