As sassy stylist Sophia Burset on Netflix’s women’s prison drama-comedy Orange Is The New Black, Laverne Cox has marked a milestone in the portrayal of transgender characters and was the first transgender actress to land an acting Emmy nomination.
Now Cox is lending her voice to The T Word, airing on MTV and Logo TV, a documentary profiling young transgender kids who transitioned in their teen years. From 18-year-old Ari in New York and Kye, 24, the first transgender Division I basketball player, to 12-year-old Zoe in Los Angeles, each person discusses challenges encountered daily as a transgender teen.
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