VIDEO : A Famous Director Once Asked Laverne Cox This Infuriating Question

Few people recognize the importance of trans representation in Hollywood more than Laverne Cox. ?I think part of the thing that has kept casting directors and producers from casting trans people to play trans parts, and ideally to play other parts that aren?t just trans, is that they don?t think we exist,? the trans actress told Ebony Magazine in an interview published Monday. ?I remember a famous director once said when he was asked why he didn?t hire a trans actor to play a trans character, he said, ?Do they even exist???