The Little Things
In his New York Times column, the real Larry spoke about the strict rules that viewers have seen in the show’s visitation scenes. Larry wrote, “No one else in my life knew the reality of our circumstances, like why buying your lady a Diet Coke from the vending machine in the visiting room (because our women weren’t allowed to touch money) was among the greatest acts of love you were capable of performing.”
The Little Things
Sophia’s Inspiration
Of course, many have celebrated the extremely diverse cast on Orange is the New Black. Sure, some of them have been totally invented, but others came from people Piper Kerman met in prison. Even though Orange is the New Black show writers came up with Sophia’s backstory, there was a trans woman who lived next to Kerman. On Orange is the New Black, Sophia is played by the fabulous Laverne Cox, and in the Orange is the New Black book, this trans woman is called Vanessa.
Sophia’s Inspiration