Laverne Cox

The actor and LGBTQ advocate is the latest Tribute Collection Barbie.

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“Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox shared a 10 minute Instagram video about being caught up in a transphobic attack in Los Angeles. NBCLX welcomed transgender activist Raquel Willis and Zahara Green of TRANScending Barriers to discuss the rise of hate crimes against the transgender community, plus the reaction to actor Elliot Page declaring themself transgender.

Laverne Cox is using her time during the pandemic to “let go of some stuff,” adding, “There’s some effs that I’m not giving right now.” Cox offers Ashley Holt some real talk about letting go and loving yourself during this tough year.

Actress Kristen Stewart, who skyrocketed to fame over a decade ago with a starring role in the blockbuster “Twilight” franchise, said she had been advised to stay in the proverbial closet to “preserve” her career. “I have fully been told, ‘If you just like do yourself a favor, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might...

Laverne Cox sees this as a best of times, worst of times moment for transgender people. “We’ve never ever been more visible than we are right now and yet we are under attack by this administration,” she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. The Trump administration has moved to revoke newly won health care protections for transgender people,...

Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria’s Secret, nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off brand.

Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox will be visiting Harvard University to talk about gender equity and stereotyping.
The “Orange is the New Black” star is scheduled to headline a campus discussion Tuesday alongside fashion designer Christian Siriano and other panelists.

Bradley Cooper’s romance revival “A Star Is Born” has led nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble.

Eileen Grubba was working alongside other actors on a TV commercial when she realized the director’s eye was caught by her uneven gait. He started positioning her out of shots — and then it got worse. Her disheartening experience reflects the broader picture for many actors with disabilities, whose progress in Hollywood has lagged behind that of other minority performers...

Two of the most famous transgender celebrities responded harshly Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s tweet that transgender people will be banned from U.S. military service in “any capacity.”

The roster of guest judges for “America’s Got Talent” season 12 is growing. Following NBC’s announcement that DJ Khaled and Chris Hardwick would be stopping by the summer’s hottest reality series to help the AGT judges decide which acts will be moving on in the competition, E! News can exclusively reveal that “Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox...

Last month, actress Laverne Cox gave a shoutout to Gavin Grimm at the Grammys. Now Grimm, a transgender teen, is receiving even more public support. On Thursday, briefs flooded the Supreme Court from hundreds of members of Congress and education leaders, as well as human rights activists and other groups. They argued that Grimm and other transgender students like him...

“Orange Is The New Black” star Laverne Cox talks to Harry about meeting Beyonce at the Grammys.

At Sunday’s Grammys, a man and a transgender woman will join the so-called trophy girls who bring music’s top honors onstage.
It’s a change that puts the Grammys in the front ranks of awards diversity.

Usher, Laverne Cox and Katie Holmes have been added to this month’s Global Citizen Festival starring Beyonce and Pearl Jam in New York City.

Actress Laverne Cox met her Madame Tussauds lookalike on Friday, the museum’s first transgender wax figure.