Laverne Cox Joins Chorus Denouncing North Carolina Law (Video)

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Laverne Cox Joins Chorus Denouncing North Carolina Law
The actress and Alabama native told her Twitter followers she is disappointed in the governor and lawmakers in North Carolina for the new law stopping cities from protecting LGBT citizens.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Mar 25, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Laverne Cox Joins Chorus Denouncing North Carolina Law

The actress and Alabama native told her Twitter followers she is disappointed in the governor and lawmakers in North Carolina for the new law stopping cities from protecting LGBT citizens.

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