Laverne and Barbie Cox showed off the costume change at the event. The top pieces were removed to reveal a silver glitter jumpsuit with sweetheart neckline. With her golden blonde hair styled like her mini plastic friend’s, the Inventing AnnaActor poses for photos in front a Barbie-themed backdrop, which featured the hashtag #TRANSISBEAUTIFUL.
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Cox has spent her entire career helping transgender and LGBTQ+ people, especially trans youth, to make their identities known. Interview with People,Cox discussed the importance and positive effects of inclusive Barbie dolls.
“I think in an environment where trans children have been used as a political football, when over 250 pieces of antitrans legislation have been introduced in state legislatures all over the country in 2022 alone, and access to gender-affirming health care has been denied by policies signed into law in my home state of Alabama, in Arkansas, and other states,” she said, “that in this environment where trans kids are being attacked, that this can also be a celebration of transness, and also a space for them to dream, understand, and be reminded that trans is beautiful—that there’s hope and possibility for them to be themselves.”
The doll is part Mattel’s Barbie Tribute Collection. You can purchase it for $40 on Mattel Creations’ website.
Source: Glamour