Laverne Cox Talks OITNB, Being A Transgender Activist & Her New Film ‘Grandma’

She says that she understands how things are with being a transgender woman along with success thus far:

I understand that my rise, if you will, has happened at a specific time culturally…It’s a confluence of a lot of things around diversity and racial politics, and it’s about a whole community of trans people speaking up and being more vocal about who they are…

On her new film Grandma:

The film humanizes the experience of someone dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. Abortion shouldn’t be politicized. It’s about women going through one of the most difficult decisions they’ll ever have to make.

At times questioning her success: 

I have moments when I’m like, Do I deserve this, even as hard as I’ve worked? Am I doing enough? What’s next? Will I lose it all quickly? Luckily, I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to think about it too much until this summer, when I’ve had a little more time to breathe.

Click here rest of her interview here.

By -@authorsequaia