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Feb 2023
1h 15m

Laverne Cox

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Actress, LGBTQ+ advocate, and legend Laverne Cox joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey to who she is now, how spending time with trans women changed her mind on who she herself could be, the birth of #transisbeautiful, the problem with trans politics today, reaching across the aisle, the real problems facing Americans today, and more. 

Follow Laverne Cox on Instagram & Twitter @lavernecox 

 

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