Laverne Cox has made history as Mattel's first-ever transgender Barbie, just days ahead of her 50th birthday on Sunday.
how the doll is a major win for the LGBTQ community amid disturbing proliferation of anti-trans bills.
'I can't wait for fans to find my doll on shelves and have the opportunity to add a Barbie doll modeled after a transgender person to their collection,' she said in a statement, obtained by Page Six 'And we had a conversation about highlights and lowlights because I'm blonde most of the time now, but I'm a Black girl, so I need a dark root,' the Emmy-winning producer added.
As a child, Cox revealed her mother forbid her from playing with Barbie dolls because she 'was assigned male at birth.'
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