A Change.org petition calling on Mattel to make its first trans woman Barbie has already fetched 100 signatures and counting — not to mention the support of Cox herself. I would love to be a Barbie doll https://t.co/nAXX4w4gPL — Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) March 7, 2018The time has come for the first transgender Barbie doll. Sign the petition to include @Lavernecox in Mattel's new 'Inspiring Women' BARBIE doll line. Sign the Petition https://t.co/y7IszNAOtM via @Change @Mattel — Jason Preston (@OneEyedAndy) March 7, 2018“Laverne Cox is the definition of the ‘inspiring woman,’” the petition, started by a fan named Jason Preston, states. She epitomizes not only the messages of the Inspiring Women and Sheroes Barbie doll lines but that of Barbie herself.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2018 15:11 UTC