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QUOTE: Trans Activist Laverne Cox On Watching Boys Don’t Cry

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“When I saw Boys Don’t Cry, I was trying to decide if I wanted to transition or not. I remember seeing Brandon Teena killed and I thought, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to die.'”

—Trans actress and activist Laverne Cox (I Wanna Work For Diddy) on her reaction to Kimberly Peirce’s Oscar-winning film, on the Daily.

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