'Orange Is The New Black' Interview With Transgender Actress Laverne Cox

This Woman Is Making TV History
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Actress Laverne Cox attends 'Orange Is The New Black' New York Premiere at The New York Botanical Garden on June 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Actress Laverne Cox attends 'Orange Is The New Black' New York Premiere at The New York Botanical Garden on June 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

There's something really special happening in television right now. Jenji Kohan's "Orange Is the New Black" not only features a nearly all-female cast depicting a diverse spectrum of race, sexuality and body types, but it also includes a trans woman of color actually playing a trans woman of color -- a first on mainstream television.

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