Laverne Cox is on the cover of Cosmo Magazine and looks freaking fantastic. I'm actually quite impressed that Cosmo is doing a LGBTQ* issue. Things are looking up in 2018.
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I said no initially, thought about it, and said no again but I'm a black transgender woman. I felt this could be really powerful for the communities that I represent. Black women are not often told that we’re beautiful unless we align with certain standards. Trans women certainly are not told we’re beautiful. Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about her body might be inspiring for some folks. There’s a beauty in the things we think are imperfect. It sounds very clichĂ©, but its true.