Laverne Cox is executive producer of the new Netflix documentary Disclosure. In honor of her long list of accomplishments on and off screen, here's everything we know about the trailblazer.

Actress and activist Laverne Cox joins Al Roker talk about the documentary Disclosure, which dives into the history of media representation of transgender people. She also comments on the importance of including LGBTQ+ people in the Black Lives Matter movement and more.

For most of America’s cinematic history, transgender characters were depicted as villains, victims or the butt of jokes. In Disclosure, a Netflix documentary streaming now, actor-activist Laverne Cox and other trans trailblazers explore Hollywood’s problematic past and shifting present.

The documentary features a fantastic and diverse range of creatives including Laverne Cox, Susan Stryker, Alexandra Billings, Jamie Clayton, Chaz Bono, Alexandra Grey, Yance Ford, Trace Lysette, Jazzmun, Mj Rodriguez, and many many others.

During Pride this year, Netflix debuted the original documentary Disclosure, which shines a light on Hollywood's portrayal of transgender people.

Past the halfway point of Disclosure, a new Netflix documentary chronicling Hollywood's profoundly flawed relationship with and portrayals of transgender life, writer and actress Jen Richards ponders aloud how she would feel about herself, as an out trans person, if during her formative years she had never seen any representation of herself in the media.

Trevor Noah interviews Laverne Cox regarding the new Netflix documentary Disclosure.

An upbeat 'The Celluloid Closet'-style survey of trans representation, Sam Feder's look at gender expression on-screen is a cinephile's delight, crowded with clips and queer readings of classic film and TV depictions.

“First and foremost, I made this film for trans people,” says Sam Feder, director of the new Netflix documentary Disclosure. “We needed to lay out our story in this way so it could be owned, and I hope trans people feel emboldened by seeing this history, its pain and its complexities told by other trans people.”

In the case of the equally eye-opening and compelling Disclosure, this Netflix documentary will undoubtedly help more people understand how transgender people have seen themselves represented in Hollywood—it brings everyone together with its critical eye.

The doc is an exhaustive and entertaining look at how trans individuals have historically been depicted onscreen through surprising archival footage (Birth of a Nation and Bugs Bunny make appearances) and insightful interviews with a diverse array of activists and artists (everyone from the ACLU’s Chase Strangio, one of the attorneys on plaintiff Aimee Stephens’ winning team, to directors Lily Wachowski and Yance Ford).