Jos Truitt
theguardian.com, Thursday 10 July 2014 19.47 BST
History was made on Thursday morning when the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced: they included one for Laverne Cox as Best Guest Actress. Cox, who plays Sophia Burset on Orange is the New Black, is the first out transgender woman to be nominated for an acting Emmy.
Cox is certainly deserving of the nomination: she brings a depth and humanity to the role that is more than what's in the script. Sophia's interactions with her wife and fight to get the medical care she needed were powerful moments, and it's fantastic to see the Emmys take notice.
Cox's celebrity has been met with some bigoted responses. So, given the occasional fool in the media, like Kevin D Williamson who still thinks that Cox's gender should be up for debate, it's nice to see the Emmys committee underscore that Cox is a woman nominated as an actress, full stop.
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/10/laverne-cox-best-actress-emmy-nod-transgender-people
