According to CNN reporting, a 2021 study found that 1.2 million Americans – out of a total population of around 337 million people in the country – identified as non-binary. The other “1%” Cox was referring to was is often referred to as the “top 1%,” namely the richest sliver of the population.

With her new Prime Video series “Clean Slate,” actress Laverne Cox delivers laughs while tackling social issues in the trans community.

It’s been over a decade since Time magazine declared the so-called “transgender tipping point” with a photo of Laverne Cox on its May 2014 cover. At the time, Cox was a year into her tenure as Sophia Burset on the Netflix dramedy Orange is the New Black,

Laverne Cox's new Prime Video comedy series, "Clean Slate," is loosely inspired by her own Alabama upbringing.

The Amazon show's star and co-creator also tells TheWrap about finding the humor in an authentic trans story The post Laverne Cox Says Developing ‘Clean Slate’ With Norman Lear Felt ‘Like a Miracle’ appeared first on TheWrap.

From the moment car wash owner Harry Slate ( George Wallace) rolls into the opening frames of “Clean Slate,” slowly gliding his classic convertible down the sunny treelined streets of his close-knit Alabama community, the audience knows they can relax.

The actors spoke about their new Prime Video comedy series that features Cox as a transgender woman returning home to Alabama to live with her father, played by Wallace.