Once upon a time on stolen land few free or brave lived a trans woman named Laverne Cox On the cover of a zine in twenty-fourteen she graced Time it read: The Transgender Tipping Point America’s next civil rights frontier There she stood Black beautiful tall and Trans with deep throated pride A beautiful Trans world with bated breath did wait not a minute too late she rode in on a wave it felt like being saved There she stood Black beautiful tall and Trans with deep throated pride We had finally arrived without looking back we hurriedly walked through a window of opportunity The transgender tipping point America’s next civil rights frontier they called it a window of opportunity once upon a time was once mine
Gorgeous (and piercing), Jake. I remember that issue of Time so well. And as I mentioned, that was the year I saw her in person. Her presence was so arresting - she commanded the space she was in (and probably still does, despite the haters).
Sharp and precise - fabu!