12 Times Laverne Cox Schooled the Media in Trans Rights

Watch any media appearance by Laverne Cox and you will see a mastermind who knows exactly how to get her message across... every. single. time. Laverne is one of those people with a rare, powerful charisma that allows her to go from a playful kiki to discussing the bills, legislation, and anti-trans attitudes across the nation. Very few people have what she has and she works it to the best of her ability, using nearly every platform she's given to elevate trans issues in a system that often sweeps them under the rug.

She is beautiful. She is brave. She is brilliant. Laverne Cox is simply everything that queer movement leaders, across the spectrum, should strive to be. Below are 12 of Laverne's best moments schooling the media and the world in trans rights, though, certainly, there could be many more than 12.