Laverne Cox Accepts Logo Trailblazers Award For "Orange Is The New Black": WATCH
Laverne Cox was on hand last night to accept a Logo Trailblazers award on behalf of Orange is the New Black, Netflix's groundbreaking new series that presents complex depictions of lesbian and trans inmates in a women's prison.
In her acceptance speech, Cox thanked her costars and producers, but called on the LGBT community to stand up for those trans people who are still discriminated against. “Forty-five years [after Stonewall] and the most marginalized people in our community are still suffering.”
Watch her full speech below