Actor Laverne Cox marked her 51st birthday on Monday by baring her soul and elegance in a video on Instagram.
The “Orange is the New Black” alum modeled a classic Dior swimsuit by John Galliano with a Thierry Mugler coat.
“I’m obsessive about classic proper now,” she wrote. “Maybe as a result of I’m classic.”
However Cox, a fierce advocate of trans rights, additionally had a extra critical message.
“I really feel prefer it’s a miracle that I’m nonetheless alive,” the four-time Emmy nominee wrote. “To all my siblings on the market, right here’s to creating it to a different day regardless of all of the efforts to maintain us from doing so. Keep robust!! Maintain on!!!”
Cox has accused conservative politicians of attacking transgender athletes beneath the pretense of leveling the taking part in subject for girls in sports activities.
“I don’t assume these lawmakers hastily care about ladies sports activities,” the “Inventing Anna” star mentioned on MSNBC final 12 months. “Trans individuals are getting used as a political soccer. Lots of people nonetheless don’t perceive and absolutely comprehend the humanity of trans folks.”
It’s solely gotten worse since.
State legislatures have launched over 400 anti-trans payments this 12 months, greater than within the earlier 4 years mixed, The Washington Submit reported. Dozens of states have both banned or are contemplating outlawing gender-affirming take care of younger folks, in keeping with the Human Rights Marketing campaign.