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Laverne Cox, LGBTQ+ Advocate

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MY LIFE MY LIFE  changed when I realized I deserve to be seen, to dream, to be fully included, always striving to bring my full humanity. Laverne Cox  (born May 29, 1972) is an American  actress  and  LGBTQ+ advocate . [3] [4] [5]  She rose to prominence with her role as  Sophia Burset  on the  Netflix  series  Orange Is the New Black , becoming the first openly  transgender  person to be nominated for a  Primetime Emmy Award  in any acting category, [6] [7]  and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer  Angela Morley  in 1990.  ( Laverne Cox - Wikipedia )