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Actress Laverne Cox Discusses Identity, Trans Issues

“She’s probably one of my favorite Harvard speakers, since I’ve been here,” Bradley said. “She was very blunt and honest about very real issues concerning race, gender, sexuality, and the intersectionality of all these things.”

Staff writer Quynh-Nhu Le can be reached at quynhnhule@thecrimson.com.

Staff writer Joanna R. Schacter can be reached at joanna.schacter@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter at @JoannaSchacter.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

CORRECTION: Feb. 25, 2014

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An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Laverne Cox is the first openly transgender woman to have a recurring role on television. In fact, Cox is the first openly transgender African American woman to star in and produce her own television show, but is not the first to have a recurring role.

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