Laverne Cox is writing about traumas even her closest friends don't know in her new memoir "Transcendent," including childhood sexual abuse.

Her memoir follows the path from an abusive childhood to Hollywood stardom. But it’s being released amid a backlash over transgender rights that’s caught up to her, too. Her memoir follows the path ...

Laverne Cox has spent years showing how visibility can change lives. With her memoir Transcendent now released, she is warning that visibility alone is not enough. The book revisits Cox’s childhood, ...