Laverne Cox to Trans People: "You Are Worthy" | Meet Your Nominees - video Dailymotion

"You have been placed on this planet for a divine purpose," the actress continued. "It is your job to connect with that purpose."

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00:00And what I will say to trans people is that despite what he has said,

00:08despite what other folks say, that you are worthy,

00:10and I believe that you are anointed and you are placed here on this planet

00:14for a divine purpose, it is your job to connect with that purpose

00:19no matter what anybody says to you about you.

00:24And we have to fight to be ourselves,

00:27but it is a fight that is worth it.

00:30I have fought to be myself, I'm still fighting to be myself,

00:33but girl, it's worth it.

00:34Look at me now.