Laverne Cox poses nude to prove trans women are beautiful
By Josh Haggis
Laverne Cox has posed nude for the latest issue of Allure.
The Orange is the New Black actress, who claims that she turned down the opportunity twice before finally deciding to accept, told the US magazine that she hopes posing naked will disprove the myth that trans women aren’t beautiful.
“I said no initially, thought about it, and said no again,” said Cox. “But I’m a black transgender woman. I felt this could be really powerful for the communities that I represent.”
“Black women are not often told that we’re beautiful unless we align with certain standards,” she continued. “Trans women certainly are not told we’re beautiful.”
‘Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about her body might be inspiring for some folks. There’s a beauty in the things we think are imperfect. Going through life you try to cover and hide but it doesn’t really work,” she added.
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