Mon May 30, 2022 – 2:36 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The iconic toy company Mattel has created its first-ever transgender Barbie doll modeled after actor Laverne Cox, a male who has undertaken extensive efforts to look like a female.
On May 25, Mattel announced the retail sale of the first transgender Barbie doll as part of the company’s “Tribute Collection Barbie.”
The doll will become available for purchase for $40 on Tuesday at Amazon, Walmart, Target, and MattelCreations. “Laverne uses her [sic] voice to amplify the message of moving beyond societal expectations to live more authentically. Laverne embodies the values of the Tribute Collection, and we’re thrilled to make her a part of it,” Mattel said in a press release.
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“What excites me most about her being out in the world is that trans young people can see her and maybe get to purchase her and play with her,” Cox told PEOPLE, “and know that there’s a Barbie made by Mattel, for the first time, in the likeness of a trans person.”
Cox, formerly Roderick Laverne Cox, is most famous for his role in
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