Laverne Cox: 'I Dont Think We're There Yet'

The latest thoughts from Hollywood's first breakthrough transgender star.

VarietyTransCoverThe headlines under which Variety New York film editor Ramin Setoodeh makes his cover story case say it all: “Hollywood Trans Formation” and “Transgender is the New Black in Hollywood.” He ties in Bruce Jenner, a variety of forthcoming films and TV projects as well as the Emmy Award-winning Amazon series Transparent.

But the anchor of his piece is Orange is the New Black breakthrough star Laverne Cox:

On a spring night over dinner in downtown Manhattan, Cox spoke about how far Hollywood has come – and still needs to go – in embracing transgender artists across all facets of the entertainment business.

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