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Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an American actress on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Cox has made history as being the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy award in an acting role and to be on the cover of Time magazine. Laverne Cox is at the forefront of the transgender movement, and is a hero in the LGBT community. In 2014 Laverne Cox was honored by GLAAD with the Stephen F. Kolzak award for her work as an advocate for the transgender community.













