Laverne Cox is once again making television history—this time, on the game show stage. The Emmy-nominated actress, producer, and LGBTQ+ advocate will appear on ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud on Thursday, July 31, 2025, leading the first all-transgender team to ever compete on the show.
Cox’s team, known as “Team Laverne,” features a dynamic group of trans entertainers and activists, including media mogul TS Madison, pop artist Mila Jam, and several other prominent figures from the LGBTQ+ community. The team will face off against Grammy-winning DJ Diplo and the casts of the long-running soap operas General Hospital and The Young and the Restless in the episode, which is part of Celebrity Family Feud‘s 11th season.
“Team @lavernecox is here to have fun and look good doing it!” the official Family Feud Instagram account posted on Wednesday. “✨ Watch them on #CelebrityFamilyFeud as they play for @tsmadisonstarterhouse tomorrow at 8/7c on ABC! Stream on Hulu.”
Cox’s episode marks a major moment for representation on prime-time television, showcasing a joyful celebration of transgender talent and solidarity. Airing at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC, the episode will also be available to stream on Hulu.
“This was a beautiful moment of chosen family and sisterhood,” Cox wrote on Instagram. “We need each other now more than ever. We are all we have.”
The energy online has been celebratory. TS Madison shared her excitement with fans via Instagram, writing: “Anywayzzzzzzzzzzzz. Catch us on CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD this week @abc @hulu @familyfeudabc.”
She added, with her signature humor and charm, “I kno some of y’all ain’t got much to do. Let us kno in the comments the answers we missed ON TV 📺 see you Thurs—ohhhh I mean see US Thurs 🩷”
The team is playing for a cause close to their hearts: TS Madison’s nonprofit, the TS Madison Starter House Foundation, which supports LGBTQ+ individuals in need of housing and essential resources. The nonprofit works to help trans people, especially Black trans women, gain stability and safety in a world that too often leaves them behind.
Celebrity Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, has featured a wide variety of celebrity contestants since it premiered in 2008. While the show has had LGBTQ+ celebrities in the past, this is the first time an all-trans team has taken the buzzer. The milestone arrives during a time when transgender representation in media continues to face political backlash—but also when the call for visibility, joy, and support has never been louder.
The format of the episode will feature multiple rounds. Team Laverne will go head-to-head with Team Diplo in the first segment, while the casts of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless battle it out in the second. The winners of each round typically proceed to the Fast Money round, where they compete for a cash prize to donate to their chosen charity.
While the competition is a fun-filled display of quick-thinking and comedic answers, the cultural impact of this particular episode runs much deeper. Cox and her teammates are not only representing themselves—they’re shining a light on a community that continues to fight for equity and inclusion in all spaces, including entertainment.
Whether they walk away with the top prize or not, Team Laverne is already victorious in many ways: They’ve made history, had fun doing it, and brought a necessary spotlight to trans joy, love, and unity.
Don’t miss the historic episode of Celebrity Family Feud on Thursday, July 31 at 8/7c on ABC, and streaming next day on Hulu.
