Laverne Cox Was Honored By Planned Parenthood

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Laverne Cox was honored by Planned Parenthood of New York City. In her speech, she praised the organization for providing health care to transgender people around the country.

“So often when we talk about women’s health care, we leave out transgender women,” Laverne told the crowd. In 2014, Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Uma Thurman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chloe Sevigny, and Molly Ringwald were also there that night.