Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Time Is Trans Now

Heres a must read for you, America world: This weeks issue of Time magazine.

Why?

Because award-winning Orange Is the New Black actress Laverne Cox is on the cover.

Which is noteworthy in as much as yeah, look, another actress on the cover of a magazine – except this particular individual is a transgender American.

Cox discussed her upbringing in Alabama – of all places! – with the magazine, as well as the state of trans affairs in America and how understood or misunderstood that community is within the country. And I think this is a particular valuable issue of Time because here ya have a popular actress from a popular show discussing a somewhat unpopular topic, making it accessible, and, more importantly, making it visible.

Check it out!

Photo: UsMagazine.com.

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