Mattel has released its first trans Barbie doll resembling Laverne Cox to celebrate the LGBTQ actress' recent Emmy win. .Cox posted a reel on her Facebook page discussing her thoughts on Mattel paying tribute to her with the new doll in her likeness. ."As a kid, I wanted a Barbie doll so badly and my mother did not allow me to have one," said Cox in the post, calling it "painful." ."Now, kids get to dream with a Laverne Cox Barbie, the first transgender Barbie." ."As a four-time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy-winning producer, and the first transgender woman of colour to have a leading role on a scripted TV show, Laverne Cox uses her voice to amplify the message of moving beyond societal expectations to live more authentically," said Mattel on its website featuring the new, more muscle-bound doll in a red leather and tool dress.."She wears a triple-threat original design, featuring a deep red tulle gown gracefully draped over a dazzling, silver metallic bodysuit. Her hair is swept into glamorous Hollywood waves while dramatic makeup completes her look.". Lavern Cox Barbie .Cox — the first transgender woman of colour to have a leading role on a TV show — is now the first to also have a Barbie designed in her likeness..The LGBTQ activist made her climb to fame on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black..In an interview with Mattel, Cox said having the toy maker design a doll after her is "incredibly meaningful." ."I hope that kids of all gender identities can look at this Barbie and dream, because I think that, like, the space of dreaming and manifesting is — when you lose that, it is so deeply painful," she said.."What I've been so grateful for throughout my life is that I still dream. There's a kid that is still living inside me who's very alive and well who still dreams and who dreams big, who imagines a world that is different and better.".Cox's doll is part of Barbie's 'Tribute Collection', which also pays tribute to other high profile public figures including Queen Elizabeth ll celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. .The toymaker's VP Lisa McKnight told The Telegraph Mattel "couldn't be more excited." ."We are proud to highlight the importance of inclusion and acceptance at every age and to recognize Laverne's significant impact on culture with a tribute collection Barbie," she said.
