Laverne Cox
speaker
736 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 27 Jun
Laverne Cox’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I was an easy target.
I was prey.
Their fist landed in unison on my face, my chest.
Hmm.
You see this f***?
Look at this sissy, like a girl.
One of them sneered, half laughing in glee as they punched me.
Their voices blended into one as they pelted me, hurling every name they could think of and my instinct from as far back as the days of daycare bullying took over, rolling me onto my side and into a ball.
The words rang in my ears.
Those from the past intermingling with those of the Carraway boys.
I had heard these words before.
At first, I had not known what they meant.
But now, after years of it, I recognize them.
Words that meant I was different from the other kids.
A girl when I should have acted like a boy.
Hmm.
I don't know.
That was my life.
I mean, I think that was like the physical violence of the other children that was persistent throughout my childhood.
And then...
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