Laverne Cox surprises transgender man who has never met another trans person

On the Ellentube original show Fearless With Ashley Graham, we saw the moment that Rickey, a 25-year-old transgender man from Kansas City, Mo., met another trans person for the first time. And that person was actress Laverne Cox.

Cox, who broke ground for transgender people as an Emmy-nominated performer on the hit Netflix show Orange Is the New Black, shared her story with Rickey. Rickey transitioned just over a year ago and has been working on his confidence. And after learning that Rickey still has surgery left to complete his own journey, Cox had something else to share with him.

“We’re going to give you $10,000,” Cox told an emotional and thankful Rickey, “to help in any way that you need to further your journey.”

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