Laverne Cox sat down with BuzzFeed News to discuss tonight’s premiere of the MTV documentary. The special, airing on both Logo and MTV on Oct. 17, will share the stories of several transgender teenagers.

The one-hour documentary is hosted by the one and only Laverne Cox.

The actress and activist has been working on getting real trans stories on television for years. "This particular incarnation of the project we started at the beginning of this year, with casting. My producing partner and I, for about nine years, have been trying to get a show on the air about trans people's lives. MTV finally said yes, and it was the realization of about nine years of work," Cox told BuzzFeed News.

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