Appearing Tuesday on CBS' The Talk,
Laverne Cox praised Caitlyn Jenner's transgender advocacy.
Cox, who is best known for playing
Sophia Burset, a transgender woman, on the Netflix comedy Orange
is the New Black, is currently promoting her new film, Grandma,
which stars Lily Tomlin.
“When I think about Caitlyn's story,
it's so very different from mine,” Cox said. “I mean, I
transitioned in my twenties, working class, black, you know,
struggling. She's transitioning in a very different time in her
life. And the visibility that she has; she can reach so many more
people and I think that's really amazing and impactful.”
“I think what is so beautiful is that
she's using her privilege to elevate the stories of trans-folks that
don't have the privilege that she does, and I think that is really
beautiful.”
Cox added that growing up she
internalized “a lot of shame about who [she] was” because her
family refused to accept her gender identity. (The video is embedded
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