In Harper's Bazaar, Laverne spotlighted the inclusion of trans women in the modern-day feminist movement:
"I think about [The Vagina Monologues' author] Eve Ensler a lot, particularly when I think about the inclusion of trans women in feminist movements, which has been a really tricky contested space, probably since the '70s, when some trans-exclusionary radical feminists were like 'trans women are not really women' — assertions that we don't belong in this movement. And then the LGBT movement was saying the same thing about trans women. What feels different to me about this moment is now there's more acknowledgment that we are in this together, that being an intersectional feminist means that we have to embrace women of all kinds, of all races, nationalities, abilities, gender identities, and that feels super exciting."