Yes, today we think of it as derogatory, or as an outdated term for a dude who likes to wear panties. It was really important for us to make sure that the film would still fit in 1975, and in 1975 the word “transvestite” was not used the same way that it is today. LC: We had conversations-me and Kenny-about the term “transvestite,” because people in the LGBT community have issues with me playing this part, because I’m a trans woman. After the screening there was a discussion about transgender representation in Hollywood, and someone in the audience-another trans person-raised concern over the words “transvestite” and “transsexual.” We were at the New York City premiere for Her Story last year, right around when the announcement broke that you’d be playing Dr. That was something we had talked to Kenny about, that it would be appropriate since I’m playing Frank-N-Furter that her pronouns would be she. Frank-N-Furter prefers? LC: Well, in our version, Frank-N-Furter is a She. It gave me permission to be who I always thought that I was. “Don’t Dream It, Be It” became a personal mantra for me. What role did the film play for you growing up? Laverne Cox: Well, I discovered Rocky Horror my freshman year of college-and it was a period in my life when I was in a gender nonconforming, kind of androgynous place, and Frank-N-Furter came into my life through this movie when I was figuring out who I was. Shakina Nayfack: Ok, Laverne, for me Rocky Horror was such a root film. In this candid conversation, pioneering trans actress and activist Shakina Nayfack speaks with Cox about the film, the iconic role, and the changing nature of transgender representation on and off screen. Frank-N-Furter, the hyper-sexed gender-bending extraterrestrial first made famous by Tim Curry in 1975. After 40 years of midnight screenings The Rocky Horror Picture Show gets a television reboot with transgender actress Laverne Cox starring as Dr. Next week on Fox, a cult classic is reimagined for the 21st century.
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