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Laverne Cox is an award-winning actress, artist, and fierce advocate for transgender equality. Laverne grew up in Mobile, Alabama, which is a city near the Gulf of Mexico where it rains a lot. For as long as she could remember, Laverne begged her mom to sign her up for ballet classes but her mom said no every time. And so one day, when Laverne was eight, her mom gave in, sort of. You can take tap in jazz classes, she said. But what about ballet? Her mom shook her head. She told Laverne: "I don't think you're cut out for that."

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