As someone who's watched OITNB, I always thought Laverne Cox's character is one of the most respectfully done characters in the series, even if I feel she was underused. There were just too many characters for everyone to have a big arc; but like many of my favs, she had her own special episode so that's good. (It's episode 3 from season 1 if you wanna check it out.)
Re: Elliot Page
As someone who's watched OITNB, I always thought Laverne Cox's character is one of the most respectfully done characters in the series, even if I feel she was underused. There were just too many characters for everyone to have a big arc; but like many of my favs, she had her own special episode so that's good. (It's episode 3 from season 1 if you wanna check it out.)