Documents the life of transgender activist Laverne Cox, who plays Black transgender inmate Sophia Burset on the television series Orange Is the New Black. Cox's work, both as an actor and off-screen, has brought attention to the risks faced by vulnerable populations, particularly racial minority transgender individuals.

Introduction -- Meet laverne cox -- Journey to womanhood -- Owning her gender identity in the big apple -- A role of a lifetime -- "Justice is what love looks like in public" -- The best is yet to come -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.