Laverne Cox: SCOTUS win for LGBT people still 'doesn't change hearts and minds'

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'Public policy doesn't change hearts and minds. We have to do that work within ourselves and within our communities, with our friends and families and in the media.'

involving individuals who say they were fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. On Thursday, Cox opened up to"The View" about her reaction to the decision.Laverne Cox joins "The View" on Thursday, June 18, 2020.Cox said she was"not optimistic" about the outcome of the case because of the court's"very conservative makeup."

Cox referred to the ongoing protests against police brutality to offer advice on how to have these difficult conversations about race and bias. "I think so often when folks feel called out and feel accused of being racist or transphobic, they go into that fight, flight or freeze response. All of a sudden, we're on defense. We just are in survival mode and we're not in a place where we can ... fully hear each other," she said.

"We have to create safe space so that each human being feel[s] in their nervous systems that they are safe so that we can have conversations with love and empathy," Cox added.

 

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