so if i was born sexual attracted to little kids is that ok? like don't get me wrong i don't hate her i think it whatever but i was just wondering if you really thought about what your fighting for. cause yes she is rich and famous and is openly a transsexual but where does it end. soon all of America will be fighting for rapist to be accepted. I was just wonder where?
That's the slippery slope argument and I don't think it's valid in this instance. Laverne was born with a male body but identifies as a female. By changing her appearance to more closely match the gender she knows she is, she isn't harming anybody. It's a major life choice which requires a lot of bravery, and in my opinion she deserves a lot of respect. But to compare transgender people with pedophiles and rapists is absurd. There's very obvious harm done by both active pedophiles and rapists. Laverne isn't harming anybody, she's just being herself.
***** what if an adult wants to be a child again so they can have sex with children? Would it be ok then? You know, if they're trapped in the body of an older man, is it ok to get plastic surgery to look 14, so they can have sex with 14 year olds? you are one thing from birth, sorry to break it to you, if you are born with a penis, you're a dude, born without a penis, you're a lady. Transexuals... thats like painting a baseball red and calling it an apple.
I don't encourage it. I believe that you should be happy with what you are born with. But however, some people aren't. Therefore I support them, I don't hate on them. If they decide to become a woman, so be it. They are now a woman. If they choose to be a man, they are a man. And I am not ashamed of myself.
Gosh. I just wanna read the nasty comments for myself and I keep scrolling down and all I see are the nice people taking about "how nasty these comments are." Damn.
Adriana Pignolo Yes, but I DO eventually find the mean comments, they are just ALL the way at the bottom, haha. I just find it rediculous how EVERYONE feels the need to take an entire paragraph to defend whomever is in the Video, when they are saying the EXACT same thing as everyone else, haha. It's exhausting trying to scroll through all of the comments that say the SAME thing :P
slman salm see i disagree. yeah she was a dude at one point but if you aren't happy with yourself and who you are ... why wouldn't you do something about it? like losing weight for instance... if someone is over weight and wants to lose a few pounds they are going to do it to make themselves happier. the same thing goes for if you want a sex change in my opinion.
Noelle S. weight has nothing to do with it .. and it is a poor example .. fatness is sickness and it could lead you to a lot of problems and the key to get better is to lose weight .. but this guy hated him self so much that he was ready to try to change his gander but never to face his problem and he thinks if he can be a woman that's will make it better .. but it will not you are who you are .. he simply gave up .. every one has problems but if he want to change he must get up and fight not take the easy way out that never changes you .. accept your self and fight don't quit because the moment you do means you have failed ..
***** even if that is true, that does not make laverne a woman. just because you believe something in your brain, does not make it true. someone who suffers with anorexia, will view themselves as fat. does that make it true because they believe that in their brain??? of course not. laverne will never be a actual woman, nor a female. you cant change your sex. everyone should have the freedom of living out their lives as they choose, but society shouldn't be forced to accept their delusion or their "feelings" or something we have to make new laws for.
They dont have to accept her nobody is shoving it down anybody's throat. The point is THEY picked this video with a transgender woman and wrote hate. I understand people have different opinions and just like you're okay with them feeling anger and hatred towards her be okay with us feeling grossed out and embarrassed for them.
I'm more shocked that someone is shocked by the comments. One, it's the internet. Two, humans a terrible by nature and have thus far largely refused to stop acting like humans and start acting like civilized beings. Three, so many people have been brainwashed from a young age to hate by religious establishments that I don't really think it's possible for most people not to hate most people in the world.
+demian haki try to understand that that's not any good excuse to be so hateful. if trans women confuse you then okay, but voicing this and doing so in a way so horrible as some comments i've read cannot be justified by that. you don't need to say that trans women confuse you, you don't need to say anything of the sort unless you're specifically asked, so it's really just unnecessary unkindness. this isn't me accusing you of anything, i'm just aware that a lot of hate derives from ignorance, so it can't hurt to take a second and think about how what you say or write might affect people :-)
ella I agree that it's certainly no excuse for hateful comments or rude behaviour. Beyond that, I think it can sometimes actually help if people have a chance to be politely open about any struggles or insecurities that they have around an issue, because it gives everybody a better chance to understand what the others are thinking and thus a chance to resolve issues quicker, with less misunderstandings and more patience.
If you have a hard time understanding trans people. or if you have an aversion to them, do some research and watch some videos by trans people. And if, at the end, you're still weird about it, don't voice really ignorant, offensive opinions online. I feel strange about trans people and I have a hard time empathizing with their struggle, but I realize that that's a fault in me, not in them.
beautifully put Ray! i have 'studied' transgenders for awhile. it's a VERY difficult road! breaks my heart what they have to go thru. so even when someone doesn't understand, i'm thankful that people like you, will take the time to try to understand. bottom line is, you don't have to understand, just accept. as long as it's not violent or hurting anyone else, it's all good.
Joy Hodges it is indeed. As a trans woman myself, i try to be strong and ignore the haters, but when you are bombarded from every angle all the time, it's VERY hard to stay upbeat.
Joy Hodges Acceptance of transgender is not the problem here, it's the promotion of being transgender that most people find offensive. Laverne should be praised for her acting, not because she is a transgender actor. That in itself is almost a form of discrimination.
doesn't matter what people find 'offensive'. it's not their lives. nowhere in the constitution does it say we don't have the right to be offended. being a transgender is not catching. you can't catch it and they are not out 'recruiting' people. they are who they are. and if one transgender, coming forward can help a teen in the same position who feels they are all alone, then their 'promotion' is well worth it. they don't hide who they are. and i wish i could say all people were that way. no matter the background.
Joy Hodges Nothing is more appalling then getting a belief you do not believe in shoved down your throat. Why bring the constitution into this? Legality has absolutely nothing to do with this as it's a morality issue. Like i said, coming out and making other teens or whatever feel better, that's great. Good for the transgender community. But just because we may be accepting of transgenders doesn't mean you can force other people to be accepting of them. Those people do not share the same beliefs as you and as a decent human being you simply have to accept that. There is no need to promote transgender people the same way religion does not need to be promoted, on public viewing shows such as this one. It does matter what other people find offensive, and this strange apathetic attitude towards non-LGBT supporters is what gives that community(More specifically supporters like you) such a bad rep.
I was almost hesitant to even LOOK in the comment section, because I knew there would be hate for transgenders, and I couldn't be bothered to try and change there mind. But I looked anyway on the hope of other kind people standing up for transgenders! I wasn't disappointed!
I am white man but identify as a black/asian woman from the year 4079. You must call me by my proper pronoun "Lordess of the Idiotic Land of Da Stoopid" in any reference towards me otherwise you are a bigot and should not have the right to free speech!
To be completely honest with you, I get where you'r coming from on this one. I do believe trans people should be honest when dating, it is only fair to their partner. But this shouldn't make you hate all trans people.
Laverne Cox is soooooooooo beautiful. She is physically beautiful for certain, but she embodies grace and intelligence in all the interviews I have seen her do, which is where the beauty really comes from.
Pretty lucky that she had a twin. I wonder how they would have found someone who looked enough like her to play her pre-transition if it weren't for her brother.
Its strange watching this. When this first aired it was around the time I was questioning my own gender identity seriously for the first time. I had been in deep denial about it for years. Now here I am about a year later and love my life.
+Fuckle Jewerbag If you want to call me a guy, fine. If you want to obsess over my junk, fine. At least get your facts right though. I'm 168 lbs and 6' tall. I'm not fat by any means. lol
+Fuckle Jewerbag At least I'm not an anonymous coward that isn't even showing his face. No name, no face, attacking me for no good reason. You must have no life but to troll people on the internet. LMAO
+Ashley Williams Ashley darling please spare yourself the drama and ignore the idiots Hun. They aren't worth your precious energy. And you are beautiful boo
To all of the people leaving nasty comments, who are you in this world? Really? Who the fuck are you? I'm always amazed at how willing people are to broadcast their hatred, and unintentionally their own self-loathing. Happy and confident people don't ever look for opportunities to put others down, to be cruel, to discriminate, or just to be hateful. They just don't. Happy people who are secure with who they are have better things to do with their time. So before you leave your ignorant, hateful, juvenile insults, think about this: you are showing countless strangers who you are as a person because your judgments define nobody but yourself.
NecessaryEvil It really doesn't matter what you do or don't accept. Not your life, not your problem. You don't have to "accept" a damn thing, and nobody needs your approval to exist and be 100% who they are. If you take an issue with that, that is a reflection on you, that is YOUR problem, not anyone else's. It is nobody's job to prove themselves as worthy of being treated humanely by other people, and if you think you're somehow judge and jury on who is deemed worthy of being treated with respect and basic human decency then maybe you need to figure out what is so greatly lacking in your life that you dedicate so much of your time to caring about lives that do not affect you in any way, shape, or form.
I'm really curious how this came about. Did they write those scenes knowing that she had a twin brother who could do it? Did they ask her if she'd be willing and she told them that she actually had a twin brother who could do it?
they didn't know, in fact they were looking around trying to find a man that could resemble who she was before the transition, then they were informed by cox that she has a twin brother! it was a happy coincidence
+Kelly no... first of all that me not what fraternal twins are. there can be fraternal twins of the same sex. second of all, yes, there can be identical twins of opposite sex. it's a rare phenomenon in which the chromosome in meiosis mutates. but it is possible.
If your best reason for hating her is "Its not natural" well then you might aswell stop using all your man made artifical medicine that helps you survive. You can call her artificial but we all are in a way, and that's not bad..
***** who are you to decide what is a natural "state of being"? it feels natural to her to be a woman, so let her be one. the natural/unnatural argument is a socially constructed dichotomy in the first place
i mean it like what we think of as male and female isn't determined by nature, it's determined by our brains because humans construct gender. thinking in chromosomes and body parts is not the right way to go...just look at intersex people. it's arrogant to force gender/ gender roles onto someone just because they are born XY
***** It's also not natural to get implants, botox etc. - yet most artificial celebrities are considered as beautiful. Where is the difference? Moreover, maybe we should just let people die instead of using modern medicine since it's not natural to intervene in natural selection. There is also a difference between sex and gender, by the way.
***** So why can't gender be what you want it to be? That's a freedom we have. These are our bodies and as long as it doesn't hurt other people, then there Is no wrong or right for doing it, generally. Being gay or bi isn't a choice, if it wasn't then why don't you choose to be a gay for just 1 second? Tell yourself that you're attracted to the same sex and see if it works for you. It won't because unless you're born liking the same sex, you will never be attracted to them.
I love seeing 'Christians' in the comments section hating on this beautiful, amazing, accomplished woman. I was quite sure Christians are supposed to be loving and caring to people. Hm.
Cas M. what hate were they displaying??? are you calling disagreement hate or were they really being hateful??? you choose to see laverne as a woman, many others, like myself, do not. are you considering that as "hateful"???
apply green Gender is completely different from sex. Biologically they might have male anatomy, but if they identify as female then they are a female. Trans kids know from an early age their gender is different from their sex, so if a biological boy wants to be a girl, it's completely fine. By you disagreeing with it, you're alienating a large group of people with already high suicide rates. You may as well just straight up be telling transsexuals to kill themselves. If you're okay with being inhumane and doing such thing, then you have a right to do that. I just think you're really fucked in the head of you do that stuff.
Top 5 characters from this show: 1. Samira Wiley (Poussey) 2. Laverne Cox (Sophia) 3. Natasha Lyonne (Nicky) 4. Uzo Aduba (Suzanne/Crazy Eyes) 5. Danielle Brooks (Taystee) Seriously, these woman are just so amazing. I kinda accidentally developed a crush for Poussey and Sophia. They're just so damn amazing man.
I was so freaking intrigued with how they filmed those scenes and I'm so glad I watched this video! I just kept watching and thinking it was some really amazing CGI or something because that guy really looked like her! I'm so glad those scenes turned out like they did because it makes it feel so real.
yes, sit down with your 6 year old and explain to them how mutilating your genitals to the point of never being able to reproduce because you felt like you “identified” with a different set of genitals and wanted them instead isn’t something strange, something that i wouldn’t consider very healthy or a sign of a stable mind (an emotionally stable person usually doesn’t want to cut off their genitals, nor does anyone with a healthy body have mutilated genitals) you can try to explain the normality of this to your kids and they probably won’t believe you. The only way i could accept transgender is as evidence of the chaos of nature (chaos compared to our previous romanticized notion of order and consistency), yet a chaos of evolution at all costs, so in a way still in a natural progression, where nature has corrected itself to solve overpopulation, where people are starting to be born wanting to mutilate their genitals and never reproduce (they usually adopt kids) and thus we are in a temporary hundred year shift of nature rejuvenating itself at the cost of human reproduction and sanity.
@@NakedThorn1999 or... maybe a human shouldn't be defined by their ability to reproduce? Would you lather at the mouth with such vitriolic contempt for those who are infertile against their own wishes? No? Then perhaps you should focus on matters apart from your unhealthy and frankly disturbing obsession with what is betwixt another's legs.
Abi Tolliver no silly, i think you missed my point. You see, i agree the human complex it’s extremely nuanced and contradictory. It is the transgender who is obsessed with that betwixt their legs, they can feel however they want to feel, but to fulfill their image they have to mutilate their genitals? do you see what i mean? Were they to truly place their inner character above the body, then they wouldn’t care about mutilating their genitals, according to their logic, the fulfillment of their inner self is through correction of their body, hence their own true obsession with genitals and not mine. Furthermore, they go on to indulge in superficial and childish images of their counterpart gender to fulfill their inner self, often over the top makeup, lavish wigs, heels, tight dresses. So what do we have? a person obsessed with the body, yet breaks every principle of the body by mutilating it, hence a good definition of insanity, if they truly believed in their inner self, they would be satisfied with that and care not for the body.
but guys... look at her hair. look at that hair. that is just... her hair is so great. i love her hair. you know how hairdressers always have really great hair? like really really pretty hair?? that's laverne cox. she's got. the best hair. both for her character and just... everyday life. that is such great hair. how does she do that?? i know it was done and hairsprayed and all that but. her hair is something beyond just that. is it a wig? i don't know. but if it is she cares for her wig so well. so. so well. that is amazing wig care or amazing hair care or... she just. has the best hair. i love laverne cox and i love her hair
Of course it's a wig. The truth of it is...(I don't even mean this in a bad way, but it's just genetics), black people's hair is so course/kinky it could never do anything like the wig he/she is wearing.
oh! her pronoun is she, not he/she, actually! and well, true, a lot of times african american hair is really curly and kinky and super awesome while laverne's is all smooth and also super awesome... still. look at that hair. look at how well it's cared for. look at the care of that wig. she uses like. the best care products for that wig i bet. i love her hair. i love it so much
Sophia Pofia Fe Fi Fofia Well, that's totally cool you like her wig so much. As far as the correct pronoun goes, I respectfully disagree and sticking with he/she. This person was born a male and chose to have surgery to appear to be a female. If I'm born black but claim "I was born the wrong race" and had surgeries to appear to be white (for arguments sake)...I would still be a black person pretending to be something I'm not. I'm not trying to be hateful, but it is what it is.
Easton If you're willing not to have a hostile conversation, then I'll enlighten you and forgive your rudeness. Let me know if you're up for it... If you want to continue to be rude because I disagree with your ideology, then I'll just ignore you.
if a transgender lifestyle makes you happy, salud!- so long as you are honest with the person you pursue romantically. if you feel non-straight lifestyles are wrong, salud!- so long as you show compassion or at the least respect (we all live in a glass house in one way or another). and Orange is a good show by the way..
It's HER life and if this makes Her happy, bless her heart. Too much Fkn hate. Don't like, why are u on here. As a Christian let's be nice, lives too damn short!! No body likes to be called names.
When I saw those episodes of " orange is the new black " I REALLY though that was Lavern raw and uncut no makeup or ANYTHING lmfao I was shocked when they said she had a twin !!!!! Shocked the hell out of me ! Great show
Why are so many people bothered by what somebody else is doing with their lives? It is none of your business. It isn't being forced down your throats. You can choose to not watch the video. It's fine if you disagree but what is with all the hate?
To all of the haters on here - don't make ignorant comments on something you can't wrap your pathetically small brains around. Don't be so closed-minded towards accepting people who are different than you. Laverne Cox, and other transgenders, are people as well, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves for saying such awful words about someone else.
Uncanny valley. For some Americans, or those raised in "ultra masculin-istic" societys, people hate people who they can't differentiate their sex. In other words, people hate Androgyny. It goes to their preference for being able to determine "right from wrong as they believe it" (though this is just an example). Anything that goes against this perception makes them unable to know what to feel (the gray zone), and that scares people sometimes. So they weren't able to tell whether Laverne Cox was male or female. But they know she is transgender-ed. That is where they direct their hate toward, and give a defined emotional feeling toward "the uncanny valley" situation. That or they have confused boners, and it scares them into rage. Its either of the two.
Waiting for the day that there will only be positive and respectful comments regarding LGBT people, specifically trans women. Laverne is beautiful, smart, talented, inspirational and wants everyone to be equal. How can you not respect someone like that??
heidos7 well.... if she wants us all to be equal, then she does not deserve any more respect than you, or me or any other women in this world. I am really not hating or anything, but I can't understand, if they fight for equality why do they seek more attention than other people???? it is all about them. I respect everyone's choice to be whatever you want be...but I don't like when they push their agenda so hard onto people. Other people also have many difficulties and issues but you don't see them often going around and seeking for attention understanding or praisal
To all the transgender people (and really all decent people) reading the comments here, sorry. Sorry on behalf of UA-cam community. We're not all like this, the idiots are just really vocal.
I love that Conan brought her on, it further helps spread the word of equality. If you have a reason for hating gays or trans people, then go ahead and dislike them but you shouldnt stop them from living their life. You might have a secret that many people might dislike but it would be wrong for them to judge your entire being on that secret
Laverne Cox is the best. SHE is legit a better person than most people here. Not to mention SHE's twice as more attractive than they could ever even wish to be ;)
*_Lavern Cox’s Twin Brother Gets Mistaken For Her_* 🤔 Yes. That’s generally how it works when you have an identical twin. At times people can mix you up because...you...look...the...same whether you’re in makeup or not. Ye
I know UA-cam comments are supposed to be trolly and stupid, but goddamn did you guys go above and beyond. Just because you don't understand her doesn't mean she's a bad person or "wrong". If anything you're all wrong for getting outraged over something that has no effect on you.
Her voice/accent is really different in real life. Much softer and slower on the show. But I really love the work Laverne Cox has been doing for the trans community and I hope she doesn't stop because of negative comments or prejudice.
Laverne, along with Susan, Taystee and Pensatucky are the best characters on the show... id love to see a spin-off on any one of their characters story
I don't understand why people have to be so negative about transgender or homosexuality or anything else they don't understand. The way I think about it is what if one day my child, brother, sister, best friend would say that they are gay or they feel trapped in the wrong body. Would it make me love them less or not accept them? No, it would not. Being transgendered or gay is not something they chose, it is something they are borne with, just like I am born a heterosexual women who is very happy to be in the matching body. I don't get why people hate people who have done nothing bad to them.
catwalk33 woah, crazy how people change. I can't believe I said those words. I think now, I wouldn't have that many problems marrying a transgender person given the right circumstances. what I said was extremely ignorant, hello from 2016. lol.
catwalk33 yeah, lol a wave of shame came over me. I don't know, i'm just an advocate of being understanding of where people are coming from, and I guess I landed here, on the complete opposite front. I mean, truly, It's just not my place to tell people to do otherwise, and if they're good people, then they're good company, and people are always going to try to tell you how to express yourself.
You know what? Let people say what they want about this woman, because if a person lacks the empathy, kindness and UNDERSTANDING it takes to know that not only should you support transgender, but at the very least have the decency to TOLERATE what you disapprove of. Let everyone have their opinion, but if you choose to hate a person as wonderful as this lady for no other reason than that she is transgender, I pity you. I pity your family, your friends, I pity everyone and everything that you touch with your closed mind and hateful heart. And If you want the world to accept your opinion of her, then respect my opinion of you.
Sorry if I sound rude but I hear a lot of transgendered people say your genitalia doesn't define your gender.. well if it doesn't then why even have a sex change in the first place? think about it they spend all their money for the genitalia reassignment surgery but yet they all say that it doesn't determine your gender, so basically you're telling me you spent money to look like someone you thought or just simply want to be. If you really felt like the opposite gender then you shouldn't need surgery just to prove that to people. But I still love everyone ^^ including Laverne. :3
Genitalia doesn't define your gender, BUT at the same time, when you are trans it's very easy to feel very uncomfortable and depressed with the way your body is. We call that feeling gender dysphoria but it's important to note there's also a social component to dysphoria and some trans people feel more ok with their bodies than others. I'm a trans woman myself, and I do feel those feelings, and they are weird and hard to describe but surgeries and hormones are helpful for some of us (please remember that not everybody gets surgery, and that lots of us also choose to go on medicine that affect our hormone levels and those drugs cause changes too).
I know a guy- who represents himself as a man (no surgery to become the opposite sex and no cross-dressing) but refers to himself as a lesbian. He falls in love with and has sex with women, however does not have sex as a regular hetero-baby-making male would do. (no penis inserting the vagina) he has sex as a lesbian would have sex- with a strap-on or whatever (so no use of his genitalia). He is also called Adriana- he uses male toilets, wears mens clothing- although the occasional bit of mascara! He represents as a lesbian man, in this case he does not define his gender through his genitalia at all. Infact, he does not really define his gender (rigidly) in any shape!!
I don't think transgender folks get surgery to "prove" anything to anyone. I think surgery might make them feel more comfortable in their own skin, sort of like getting your outside to match your inside. I think it's also important to remember that transgender folk don't really have a choice in the gender they identify with, so it's their choice how much money they spend on surgery
Ahh we have a philosopher here. The truth doesn't need to be propagated like the bible needs to. If god was real, the American Natives would already know about him and the first settlers wouldn't need to explain them what god was.
@@bakhembrutalknowledge well for 1 ) Trans women ARE REAL WOMEN. 2 ) They are not "replacing" women, but INCLUDING ALL WOMEN, as they should. 3 ) go eat a Snickers. You're a douche when you're hungry.
I LOVE Laverne Cox! She's a huge role model for me, and many other trans folks. She has so much class, grace and is very well spoken. She's my hero!
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That's 'he' by definition
Kyperbelt legally speaking of course....and not in all occasions.
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That only reflects poorly on you, buddy.
Wow, a lot of insecure, bitter guys in these comments. They must be angry that Laverne is prettier than their girlfriends.
so if i was born sexual attracted to little kids is that ok? like don't get me wrong i don't hate her i think it whatever but i was just wondering if you really thought about what your fighting for. cause yes she is rich and famous and is openly a transsexual but where does it end. soon all of America will be fighting for rapist to be accepted. I was just wonder where?
That's the slippery slope argument and I don't think it's valid in this instance. Laverne was born with a male body but identifies as a female. By changing her appearance to more closely match the gender she knows she is, she isn't harming anybody. It's a major life choice which requires a lot of bravery, and in my opinion she deserves a lot of respect.
But to compare transgender people with pedophiles and rapists is absurd. There's very obvious harm done by both active pedophiles and rapists. Laverne isn't harming anybody, she's just being herself.
Well put.
***** what if an adult wants to be a child again so they can have sex with children? Would it be ok then? You know, if they're trapped in the body of an older man, is it ok to get plastic surgery to look 14, so they can have sex with 14 year olds? you are one thing from birth, sorry to break it to you, if you are born with a penis, you're a dude, born without a penis, you're a lady. Transexuals... thats like painting a baseball red and calling it an apple.
Valid argument.
she's so pretty omg
Yes. She is.
05tjj Beauty is a culmination of physical and mental.
So yes, that talent, that outfit, that kind voice, that career.
Beauty.
05tjj really? you cant be serious.
Sacha Barracuda she was a guy. Now woman. Don't like it don't come here. Simple.
I don't encourage it. I believe that you should be happy with what you are born with. But however, some people aren't. Therefore I support them, I don't hate on them. If they decide to become a woman, so be it. They are now a woman. If they choose to be a man, they are a man. And I am not ashamed of myself.
Gosh. I just wanna read the nasty comments for myself and I keep scrolling down and all I see are the nice people taking about "how nasty these comments are." Damn.
galemoy SAME
galemoy If they are reported youtube eventually removes them
Adriana Pignolo Yes, but I DO eventually find the mean comments, they are just ALL the way at the bottom, haha. I just find it rediculous how EVERYONE feels the need to take an entire paragraph to defend whomever is in the Video, when they are saying the EXACT same thing as everyone else, haha. It's exhausting trying to scroll through all of the comments that say the SAME thing :P
galemoy IKR?!
laverne is simply beautiful. everything about her just screams flawless. you go girl!
what girl !Noelle S.
slman salm she's a woman!
slman salm see i disagree. yeah she was a dude at one point but if you aren't happy with yourself and who you are ... why wouldn't you do something about it? like losing weight for instance... if someone is over weight and wants to lose a few pounds they are going to do it to make themselves happier. the same thing goes for if you want a sex change in my opinion.
Noelle S. weight has nothing to do with it .. and it is a poor example .. fatness is sickness and it could lead you to a lot of problems and the key to get better is to lose weight .. but this guy hated him self so much that he was ready to try to change his gander but never to face his problem and he thinks if he can be a woman that's will make it better .. but it will not you are who you are .. he simply gave up .. every one has problems but if he want to change he must get up and fight not take the easy way out that never changes you .. accept your self and fight don't quit because the moment you do means you have failed ..
***** even if that is true, that does not make laverne a woman. just because you believe something in your brain, does not make it true. someone who suffers with anorexia, will view themselves as fat. does that make it true because they believe that in their brain??? of course not. laverne will never be a actual woman, nor a female. you cant change your sex. everyone should have the freedom of living out their lives as they choose, but society shouldn't be forced to accept their delusion or their "feelings" or something we have to make new laws for.
Laverne is like a literal queen she's so ethereal and graceful.
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I am actually shocked by all the hate comments this video is getting. It's 2014 and people are still ignorant...
I'm really not, I actually thought they would disable the comments on this particular video.. UA-cam commenters are the worst :/
They dont have to accept her nobody is shoving it down anybody's throat. The point is THEY picked this video with a transgender woman and wrote hate. I understand people have different opinions and just like you're okay with them feeling anger and hatred towards her be okay with us feeling grossed out and embarrassed for them.
Some amount of people will be ignorant till the end of time. Human nature is what it is, for better or worse.
I'm more shocked that someone is shocked by the comments. One, it's the internet. Two, humans a terrible by nature and have thus far largely refused to stop acting like humans and start acting like civilized beings. Three, so many people have been brainwashed from a young age to hate by religious establishments that I don't really think it's possible for most people not to hate most people in the world.
***** Completely agreed
Laverne is so beautiful and charming! She's an angel :D
I know! I don't know how anyone could hate her
+demian haki try to understand that that's not any good excuse to be so hateful. if trans women confuse you then okay, but voicing this and doing so in a way so horrible as some comments i've read cannot be justified by that. you don't need to say that trans women confuse you, you don't need to say anything of the sort unless you're specifically asked, so it's really just unnecessary unkindness. this isn't me accusing you of anything, i'm just aware that a lot of hate derives from ignorance, so it can't hurt to take a second and think about how what you say or write might affect people :-)
ella I agree that it's certainly no excuse for hateful comments or rude behaviour.
Beyond that, I think it can sometimes actually help if people have a chance to be politely open about any struggles or insecurities that they have around an issue, because it gives everybody a better chance to understand what the others are thinking and thus a chance to resolve issues quicker, with less misunderstandings and more patience.
@@baileyking4049 Mr Laverne Cox is a nice person I also like HIM very much....may god have mercy on HIM
@@demianhaki7598 Mr Laverne Cox is a nice person I also like HIM very much....may god have mercy on HIM
If you have a hard time understanding trans people. or if you have an aversion to them, do some research and watch some videos by trans people. And if, at the end, you're still weird about it, don't voice really ignorant, offensive opinions online. I feel strange about trans people and I have a hard time empathizing with their struggle, but I realize that that's a fault in me, not in them.
beautifully put Ray! i have 'studied' transgenders for awhile. it's a VERY difficult road! breaks my heart what they have to go thru. so even when someone doesn't understand, i'm thankful that people like you, will take the time to try to understand. bottom line is, you don't have to understand, just accept. as long as it's not violent or hurting anyone else, it's all good.
Joy Hodges it is indeed. As a trans woman myself, i try to be strong and ignore the haters, but when you are bombarded from every angle all the time, it's VERY hard to stay upbeat.
Joy Hodges Acceptance of transgender is not the problem here, it's the promotion of being transgender that most people find offensive. Laverne should be praised for her acting, not because she is a transgender actor. That in itself is almost a form of discrimination.
doesn't matter what people find 'offensive'. it's not their lives. nowhere in the constitution does it say we don't have the right to be offended. being a transgender is not catching. you can't catch it and they are not out 'recruiting' people. they are who they are. and if one transgender, coming forward can help a teen in the same position who feels they are all alone, then their 'promotion' is well worth it. they don't hide who they are. and i wish i could say all people were that way. no matter the background.
Joy Hodges Nothing is more appalling then getting a belief you do not believe in shoved down your throat. Why bring the constitution into this? Legality has absolutely nothing to do with this as it's a morality issue. Like i said, coming out and making other teens or whatever feel better, that's great. Good for the transgender community. But just because we may be accepting of transgenders doesn't mean you can force other people to be accepting of them. Those people do not share the same beliefs as you and as a decent human being you simply have to accept that. There is no need to promote transgender people the same way religion does not need to be promoted, on public viewing shows such as this one. It does matter what other people find offensive, and this strange apathetic attitude towards non-LGBT supporters is what gives that community(More specifically supporters like you) such a bad rep.
I was almost hesitant to even LOOK in the comment section, because I knew there would be hate for transgenders, and I couldn't be bothered to try and change there mind. But I looked anyway on the hope of other kind people standing up for transgenders! I wasn't disappointed!
People just don't understand, they are afraid of the unknown and things that are not "normal".
I was surprised at how many horrible comments there was on here about trans people, but then I remembered just how immature UA-cam users are.
***** That sounds like a generalization to me
I am white man but identify as a black/asian woman from the year 4079. You must call me by my proper pronoun "Lordess of the Idiotic Land of Da Stoopid" in any reference towards me otherwise you are a bigot and should not have the right to free speech!
Yourself included
Rude remarks in the comment section lmao. I don't find anything wrong with Transgender or anything like that. Its the Gingers you have to worry about!
Sounds like you had a bad experience lol
***** Gold.... man gold....
We're waiting in the shadows. _O-o-o-o-o-o-o_.
"I'm still not Ginger!" -
To be completely honest with you, I get where you'r coming from on this one. I do believe trans people should be honest when dating, it is only fair to their partner. But this shouldn't make you hate all trans people.
When I watched those parts, I was like "this casting is so good. how did they find an actor who's a legit male version?" and he actually was 😂 cool af
Laverne Cox is soooooooooo beautiful. She is physically beautiful for certain, but she embodies grace and intelligence in all the interviews I have seen her do, which is where the beauty really comes from.
Cox is incredible. She is so grounded and fabulous!
Haley Wilburn *he
thebeardedjohn No she
He*
Unbothered no he.
Wayne kid cool down
Pretty lucky that she had a twin. I wonder how they would have found someone who looked enough like her to play her pre-transition if it weren't for her brother.
You'd be surprised with what casting calls and makeup can do!
Plus, who doesn't want to do a twin switch-a-roo? That's like the dream of everyone who has a twin and she got to do that with her brother on TV!
She mentioned to the producers that she had one and they were overjoyed. lol
They had found someone but she thought her brother would be more fit. He’s a singer but he loves her.
Mr Laverne Cox is a nice person I also like HIM very much....may god have mercy on HIM
love her!
Its strange watching this. When this first aired it was around the time I was questioning my own gender identity seriously for the first time. I had been in deep denial about it for years. Now here I am about a year later and love my life.
Ashley Williams i'm so happy 4 u :)
so happy for you!
+Fuckle Jewerbag If you want to call me a guy, fine. If you want to obsess over my junk, fine. At least get your facts right though. I'm 168 lbs and 6' tall. I'm not fat by any means. lol
+Fuckle Jewerbag At least I'm not an anonymous coward that isn't even showing his face. No name, no face, attacking me for no good reason. You must have no life but to troll people on the internet. LMAO
+Ashley Williams Ashley darling please spare yourself the drama and ignore the idiots Hun. They aren't worth your precious energy. And you are beautiful boo
To all of the people leaving nasty comments, who are you in this world? Really? Who the fuck are you? I'm always amazed at how willing people are to broadcast their hatred, and unintentionally their own self-loathing. Happy and confident people don't ever look for opportunities to put others down, to be cruel, to discriminate, or just to be hateful. They just don't. Happy people who are secure with who they are have better things to do with their time. So before you leave your ignorant, hateful, juvenile insults, think about this: you are showing countless strangers who you are as a person because your judgments define nobody but yourself.
So if i am sexual attracted to little kids that ok cause its just the way i was born.
I'm saying you can't just accept everything.
NecessaryEvil It really doesn't matter what you do or don't accept. Not your life, not your problem. You don't have to "accept" a damn thing, and nobody needs your approval to exist and be 100% who they are. If you take an issue with that, that is a reflection on you, that is YOUR problem, not anyone else's. It is nobody's job to prove themselves as worthy of being treated humanely by other people, and if you think you're somehow judge and jury on who is deemed worthy of being treated with respect and basic human decency then maybe you need to figure out what is so greatly lacking in your life that you dedicate so much of your time to caring about lives that do not affect you in any way, shape, or form.
You really aren't listening. So have a fulfilling life arguing with people on youtube. i'm done cause you are not listening to me, goodbye.
NecessaryEvil
Bye Felicia!
I'm really curious how this came about. Did they write those scenes knowing that she had a twin brother who could do it? Did they ask her if she'd be willing and she told them that she actually had a twin brother who could do it?
they didn't know, in fact they were looking around trying to find a man that could resemble who she was before the transition, then they were informed by cox that she has a twin brother! it was a happy coincidence
bergie Boy did they get lucky on that! It was perfect! Thanks, I was super curious :)
more coincidental that her twin brother is even identical
What a coincidence!
His pronouns are He/Him
At first I was like "how can he be your identical twin brother if she's a woman?" And then I remembered...
+Kelly I'M DEAD
there can be twins of the opposite sex...
Ashton McMullen
twins of the opposite sex are fraternal. Identical twins will always be the same sex.
+Kelly no... first of all that me not what fraternal twins are. there can be fraternal twins of the same sex. second of all, yes, there can be identical twins of opposite sex. it's a rare phenomenon in which the chromosome in meiosis mutates. but it is possible.
Ashton McMullen
identical = exact genetic copy. So yeah, same sex. I'm aware fraternal twins can be the same sex.
She is so beautiful, like I am literally in awe. Such a goddess.
2014=hate. 2015 =love and tolerante 2016 =???
+aleex si atat 2016 = President Bernie Sanders
Idiot.
Makeup don't make u pretty
Hahahaha stop it😂😂😂😂
If your best reason for hating her is "Its not natural" well then you might aswell stop using all your man made artifical medicine that helps you survive.
You can call her artificial but we all are in a way, and that's not bad..
***** who are you to decide what is a natural "state of being"? it feels natural to her to be a woman, so let her be one. the natural/unnatural argument is a socially constructed dichotomy in the first place
gender roles are human made (unnatural) to begin with. we are assigned a gender at birth and not by nature
i mean it like what we think of as male and female isn't determined by nature, it's determined by our brains because humans construct gender. thinking in chromosomes and body parts is not the right way to go...just look at intersex people. it's arrogant to force gender/ gender roles onto someone just because they are born XY
***** It's also not natural to get implants, botox etc. - yet most artificial celebrities are considered as beautiful. Where is the difference? Moreover, maybe we should just let people die instead of using modern medicine since it's not natural to intervene in natural selection. There is also a difference between sex and gender, by the way.
***** So why can't gender be what you want it to be? That's a freedom we have. These are our bodies and as long as it doesn't hurt other people, then there Is no wrong or right for doing it, generally.
Being gay or bi isn't a choice, if it wasn't then why don't you choose to be a gay for just 1 second? Tell yourself that you're attracted to the same sex and see if it works for you. It won't because unless you're born liking the same sex, you will never be attracted to them.
I love seeing 'Christians' in the comments section hating on this beautiful, amazing, accomplished woman. I was quite sure Christians are supposed to be loving and caring to people. Hm.
Cas M. what hate were they displaying??? are you calling disagreement hate or were they really being hateful??? you choose to see laverne as a woman, many others, like myself, do not. are you considering that as "hateful"???
***** name calling does nothing to prove your intelligence :)
***** because I don't agree, how is that being ignorant??? please explain : )
***** is Laverne biologically a male, yes or no
apply green Gender is completely different from sex. Biologically they might have male anatomy, but if they identify as female then they are a female. Trans kids know from an early age their gender is different from their sex, so if a biological boy wants to be a girl, it's completely fine. By you disagreeing with it, you're alienating a large group of people with already high suicide rates. You may as well just straight up be telling transsexuals to kill themselves. If you're okay with being inhumane and doing such thing, then you have a right to do that. I just think you're really fucked in the head of you do that stuff.
Top 5 characters from this show:
1. Samira Wiley (Poussey)
2. Laverne Cox (Sophia)
3. Natasha Lyonne (Nicky)
4. Uzo Aduba (Suzanne/Crazy Eyes)
5. Danielle Brooks (Taystee)
Seriously, these woman are just so amazing. I kinda accidentally developed a crush for Poussey and Sophia. They're just so damn amazing man.
***** Lol that's your opinion
***** Lmao dude, I'm really not about to spend my time over some internet argument. Go play outside
I was so freaking intrigued with how they filmed those scenes and I'm so glad I watched this video! I just kept watching and thinking it was some really amazing CGI or something because that guy really looked like her! I'm so glad those scenes turned out like they did because it makes it feel so real.
I hope one day i can tell my kids the fight for the LGBT rights and it will sound as absurd as racial segregation sounds to me
+Demian Haki but atleast you are trying to understand and you respect people for who they are, there are other people who choose to be ignorant
yes, sit down with your 6 year old and explain to them how mutilating your genitals to the point of never being able to reproduce because you felt like you “identified” with a different set of genitals and wanted them instead isn’t something strange, something that i wouldn’t consider very healthy or a sign of a stable mind (an emotionally stable person usually doesn’t want to cut off their genitals, nor does anyone with a healthy body have mutilated genitals) you can try to explain the normality of this to your kids and they probably won’t believe you. The only way i could accept transgender is as evidence of the chaos of nature (chaos compared to our previous romanticized notion of order and consistency), yet a chaos of evolution at all costs, so in a way still in a natural progression, where nature has corrected itself to solve overpopulation, where people are starting to be born wanting to mutilate their genitals and never reproduce (they usually adopt kids) and thus we are in a temporary hundred year shift of nature rejuvenating itself at the cost of human reproduction and sanity.
@@NakedThorn1999 or... maybe a human shouldn't be defined by their ability to reproduce? Would you lather at the mouth with such vitriolic contempt for those who are infertile against their own wishes? No? Then perhaps you should focus on matters apart from your unhealthy and frankly disturbing obsession with what is betwixt another's legs.
Abi Tolliver no silly, i think you missed my point. You see, i agree the human complex it’s extremely nuanced and contradictory. It is the transgender who is obsessed with that betwixt their legs, they can feel however they want to feel, but to fulfill their image they have to mutilate their genitals? do you see what i mean? Were they to truly place their inner character above the body, then they wouldn’t care about mutilating their genitals, according to their logic, the fulfillment of their inner self is through correction of their body, hence their own true obsession with genitals and not mine. Furthermore, they go on to indulge in superficial and childish images of their counterpart gender to fulfill their inner self, often over the top makeup, lavish wigs, heels, tight dresses. So what do we have? a person obsessed with the body, yet breaks every principle of the body by mutilating it, hence a good definition of insanity, if they truly believed in their inner self, they would be satisfied with that and care not for the body.
Abi Tolliver and if i truly cared about reproduction, i would have said something about homosexuality, but i have no problem with that.
i love her on the show, she's so sassy and classy at the same time. And the way she scowls at people sometimes is hilarious.
Mr Laverne Cox is a nice person I also like HIM very much....may god have mercy on HIM
I have soooooo much respect for her.
but guys... look at her hair. look at that hair. that is just... her hair is so great. i love her hair. you know how hairdressers always have really great hair? like really really pretty hair?? that's laverne cox. she's got. the best hair. both for her character and just... everyday life. that is such great hair. how does she do that?? i know it was done and hairsprayed and all that but. her hair is something beyond just that. is it a wig? i don't know. but if it is she cares for her wig so well. so. so well. that is amazing wig care or amazing hair care or... she just. has the best hair. i love laverne cox and i love her hair
Of course it's a wig. The truth of it is...(I don't even mean this in a bad way, but it's just genetics), black people's hair is so course/kinky it could never do anything like the wig he/she is wearing.
oh! her pronoun is she, not he/she, actually! and well, true, a lot of times african american hair is really curly and kinky and super awesome while laverne's is all smooth and also super awesome... still. look at that hair. look at how well it's cared for. look at the care of that wig. she uses like. the best care products for that wig i bet. i love her hair. i love it so much
Sophia Pofia Fe Fi Fofia Well, that's totally cool you like her wig so much. As far as the correct pronoun goes, I respectfully disagree and sticking with he/she. This person was born a male and chose to have surgery to appear to be a female. If I'm born black but claim "I was born the wrong race" and had surgeries to appear to be white (for arguments sake)...I would still be a black person pretending to be something I'm not. I'm not trying to be hateful, but it is what it is.
Jester, I will assume with what you said that you have no clue what you are talking about. So please shut up.
Easton If you're willing not to have a hostile conversation, then I'll enlighten you and forgive your rudeness. Let me know if you're up for it... If you want to continue to be rude because I disagree with your ideology, then I'll just ignore you.
if a transgender lifestyle makes you happy, salud!- so long as you are honest with the person you pursue romantically. if you feel non-straight lifestyles are wrong, salud!- so long as you show compassion or at the least respect (we all live in a glass house in one way or another). and Orange is a good show by the way..
Awww Laverne always brings the poise to interviews. You go gurl!!
That moment when Laverne Cox is prettier than your straight girlfriend.
FuzzyBunny You're butthurt?
Luka Megurine 64 dudes would fuck a guy (those who liked your comment).
Is your GF an alcoholic clown? cuz this dude ain't pretty
***** God dammit, you beat me to it, Mr. Forever Alone Guy.
Then i remember that my girlfriend has a vagina and not a penis. So im happy again.
She's so articulate... Gorgeous.
She is gorgeous, and I really love her.
It's HER life and if this makes Her happy, bless her heart. Too much Fkn hate. Don't like, why are u on here. As a Christian let's be nice, lives too damn short!! No body likes to be called names.
No mention of her twin brother's website.
When I saw those episodes of " orange is the new black " I REALLY though that was Lavern raw and uncut no makeup or ANYTHING lmfao I was shocked when they said she had a twin !!!!! Shocked the hell out of me ! Great show
Comments section is filled with ignorance. Do some research before you voice your opinion.
Research about what???
the whole cast is beautiful, but character-wise i've always been invested in sophia's story the most. heartbreaking what happened in season 3 ):
SHE IS SO GORGEOUS OMG
Laverne is so wellspoken and intelligent, she really is an inspiring woman
I love how confident she is ! I love her ❤
I actually thought it was her playing both roles. Great job!
They are identical twins, that is why the brother looks just like him.
She came to my towns university to speak and was so friendly and inspiring.
Also this story was pretty funny.
Why are so many people bothered by what somebody else is doing with their lives? It is none of your business. It isn't being forced down your throats. You can choose to not watch the video. It's fine if you disagree but what is with all the hate?
natasha just comb through larrys hair
To all of the haters on here - don't make ignorant comments on something you can't wrap your pathetically small brains around. Don't be so closed-minded towards accepting people who are different than you. Laverne Cox, and other transgenders, are people as well, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves for saying such awful words about someone else.
Haha haha Laverne is so elegant and articulate. I love her character in the show and seem to not get enough. She needs more story to be told.
Her hair is always on point.
You mean wigs
*his
RIGHT
You can’t help but love Laverne.
She is so beautiful. They do such great work in changing appearance that I could never tell unless they told me.
Uncanny valley. For some Americans, or those raised in "ultra masculin-istic" societys, people hate people who they can't differentiate their sex. In other words, people hate Androgyny. It goes to their preference for being able to determine "right from wrong as they believe it" (though this is just an example). Anything that goes against this perception makes them unable to know what to feel (the gray zone), and that scares people sometimes. So they weren't able to tell whether Laverne Cox was male or female. But they know she is transgender-ed. That is where they direct their hate toward, and give a defined emotional feeling toward "the uncanny valley" situation. That or they have confused boners, and it scares them into rage. Its either of the two.
did anybody notice that at 0:54 Natasha stroked Jason's head? I just noticed that.
Waiting for the day that there will only be positive and respectful comments regarding LGBT people, specifically trans women. Laverne is beautiful, smart, talented, inspirational and wants everyone to be equal. How can you not respect someone like that??
heidos7 well.... if she wants us all to be equal, then she does not deserve any more respect than you, or me or any other women in this world. I am really not hating or anything, but I can't understand, if they fight for equality why do they seek more attention than other people???? it is all about them. I respect everyone's choice to be whatever you want be...but I don't like when they push their agenda so hard onto people. Other people also have many difficulties and issues but you don't see them often going around and seeking for attention understanding or praisal
Why would you respect someone who can't even accept their own gender and has to mutilate themselves?
To all the transgender people (and really all decent people) reading the comments here, sorry. Sorry on behalf of UA-cam community. We're not all like this, the idiots are just really vocal.
She's so beautiful and funny
This is fascinating. I wondered how they did the transition scenes in the show. Very cool!
I love that Conan brought her on, it further helps spread the word of equality.
If you have a reason for hating gays or trans people, then go ahead and dislike them but you shouldnt stop them from living their life. You might have a secret that many people might dislike but it would be wrong for them to judge your entire being on that secret
Laverne Cox is the best.
SHE is legit a better person than most people here.
Not to mention SHE's twice as more attractive than they could ever even wish to be ;)
Get it Laverne. Love you. Keep being that amazing voice.
I love Ms laverne. smart and beautiful.
*_Lavern Cox’s Twin Brother Gets Mistaken For Her_*
🤔
Yes. That’s generally how it works when you have an identical twin. At times people can mix you up because...you...look...the...same whether you’re in makeup or not.
Ye
What a beautiful woman, and I'm glad the audience is so supportive and cheering her right on :D
I'm straight, but I find her attractive.
why the 'but' ?
yeah no need to add "but" shes a woman so its natural for you to find her hot
+RickiiTensee attractive*
Calm down the person is just saying their a straight girl but still find her attractive
Sarah Holness sure jan
I absolutely LOVE her! She just seems like such a sweet person would LOVE to be her friend :)
Laverne is so beautiful.
That lip purse after "he was offended someone thought he was an actor" though loool
I love the way she bats her eyelashes after she says something funny.
HOLY SHIT THE WHOLE CAST IS THERE!!!!! AWESOME!! xD
We could've done without one person though....
Fuckin Larry....
I know UA-cam comments are supposed to be trolly and stupid, but goddamn did you guys go above and beyond. Just because you don't understand her doesn't mean she's a bad person or "wrong". If anything you're all wrong for getting outraged over something that has no effect on you.
Gorgeous and so well-spoken. Love Laverne❤
Seems like a lot of people on UA-cam are stuck in the 1950's or something.
I absolutely adore Laverne. She's beautiful, intelligent and seems like the sweetest woman :)
All this praise, and yet next week same people complain about them in their bathroom.
Or when all the actual women in society are replaced with transgenders, i.e. women's sports.
She's such a beautiful person. :D
Fellow UA-camrs who have a sense of compassion and morality… don't scroll down to read the comments.
Or you'll lose your faith in humanity.
QUEEN OF BEING ALIVE
Her voice/accent is really different in real life. Much softer and slower on the show. But I really love the work Laverne Cox has been doing for the trans community and I hope she doesn't stop because of negative comments or prejudice.
Laverne, along with Susan, Taystee and Pensatucky are the best characters on the show... id love to see a spin-off on any one of their characters story
I don't understand why people have to be so negative about transgender or homosexuality or anything else they don't understand. The way I think about it is what if one day my child, brother, sister, best friend would say that they are gay or they feel trapped in the wrong body. Would it make me love them less or not accept them? No, it would not. Being transgendered or gay is not something they chose, it is something they are borne with, just like I am born a heterosexual women who is very happy to be in the matching body. I don't get why people hate people who have done nothing bad to them.
catwalk33 woah, crazy how people change. I can't believe I said those words. I think now, I wouldn't have that many problems marrying a transgender person given the right circumstances. what I said was extremely ignorant, hello from 2016. lol.
catwalk33 yeah, lol a wave of shame came over me. I don't know, i'm just an advocate of being understanding of where people are coming from, and I guess I landed here, on the complete opposite front. I mean, truly, It's just not my place to tell people to do otherwise, and if they're good people, then they're good company, and people are always going to try to tell you how to express yourself.
catwalk33 I was blaming it on like, personality weakness, like loss of identity.
catwalk33 I definitely think that's the case, yeah.
What a gift she is
OMG I had no idea that it was her brother in the show. I always wondered about that.
You go gurl!!!!!
I LOVE HER SO MUCH
I can't stop watching conan.
People's ignorance never ceases to amaze me.
Wowwww I did NOT know she had a twin brother that's amazing 😍🙌 love Laverne Cox!
Love these people,amazing
You know what? Let people say what they want about this woman, because if a person lacks the empathy, kindness and UNDERSTANDING it takes to know that not only should you support transgender, but at the very least have the decency to TOLERATE what you disapprove of. Let everyone have their opinion, but if you choose to hate a person as wonderful as this lady for no other reason than that she is transgender, I pity you. I pity your family, your friends, I pity everyone and everything that you touch with your closed mind and hateful heart. And If you want the world to accept your opinion of her, then respect my opinion of you.
Sorry if I sound rude but I hear a lot of transgendered people say your genitalia doesn't define your gender.. well if it doesn't then why even have a sex change in the first place? think about it they spend all their money for the genitalia reassignment surgery but yet they all say that it doesn't determine your gender, so basically you're telling me you spent money to look like someone you thought or just simply want to be. If you really felt like the opposite gender then you shouldn't need surgery just to prove that to people. But I still love everyone ^^ including Laverne. :3
Genitalia doesn't define your gender, BUT at the same time, when you are trans it's very easy to feel very uncomfortable and depressed with the way your body is. We call that feeling gender dysphoria but it's important to note there's also a social component to dysphoria and some trans people feel more ok with their bodies than others. I'm a trans woman myself, and I do feel those feelings, and they are weird and hard to describe but surgeries and hormones are helpful for some of us (please remember that not everybody gets surgery, and that lots of us also choose to go on medicine that affect our hormone levels and those drugs cause changes too).
I know a guy- who represents himself as a man (no surgery to become the opposite sex and no cross-dressing) but refers to himself as a lesbian. He falls in love with and has sex with women, however does not have sex as a regular hetero-baby-making male would do. (no penis inserting the vagina) he has sex as a lesbian would have sex- with a strap-on or whatever (so no use of his genitalia). He is also called Adriana- he uses male toilets, wears mens clothing- although the occasional bit of mascara! He represents as a lesbian man, in this case he does not define his gender through his genitalia at all. Infact, he does not really define his gender (rigidly) in any shape!!
Ellie Flynn
I feel like there was a character on the L Word with a similar story. Interesting!
yes no I saw the L word before I met him- very interesting, I still don't 100% understand but if he knows where he's at that's all that matters
I don't think transgender folks get surgery to "prove" anything to anyone. I think surgery might make them feel more comfortable in their own skin, sort of like getting your outside to match your inside. I think it's also important to remember that transgender folk don't really have a choice in the gender they identify with, so it's their choice how much money they spend on surgery
i watched charlies angles then watched oitnb. then i watched charlies angles again and recognised her voice lmfao and shouted "OMG UTS SOPHIA" lmao
Love Laverne!
A queen😩❤️❤️
The truth doesn't cease to exist because it is ignored.
Ahh we have a philosopher here.
The truth doesn't need to be propagated like the bible needs to.
If god was real, the American Natives would already know about him and the first settlers wouldn't need to explain them what god was.
@@PhysiOSQuantum
If you're gonna get it wrong, get it right.
No one mentioned the bible.
Oh my god she reminds me of Carrie fisher the way she puckers her lips when she pauses after saying something 😆 r.i.p.
Is her twin brother Wendy Williams?
she's stunningly beautiful
I love that response about being the "voice" of the trans movement. Inclusion is the WHOLE point and she said that beautifully. I love her 😊
I wonder if you'll feel the same way when they start replacing actual women with transgenders like they're doing in women's sports.
@@bakhembrutalknowledge well for 1 ) Trans women ARE REAL WOMEN.
2 ) They are not "replacing" women, but INCLUDING ALL WOMEN, as they should.
3 ) go eat a Snickers. You're a douche when you're hungry.
People are talking about how Caitlyn Jenner is an icon but Um sweetie no Caitlin can move aside she has nothing on this queen