“I’m from Driftwood,” a collection of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer stories from all over the world,” appears weekends on LGBTQ Nation. For more true LGBT stories, or to share your own, visit “I’m from Driftwood.”
Laverne Cox
“I’m from Mobile, Ala.”
Laverne Cox remembers the bullying she experienced as a child, and how it’s similar to the transphobia she experiences as an adult.
“I didn’t feel safe at all as a kid, and I’ve had moments like that as an adult, but the difference with me as an adult is that I have support now. I have people in my life who support and validate me as who I am.
“As a kid, when kids were saying all these awful things about me, I thought that was the truth of who I was.”
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