Laverne Cox is sharing some of the most painful chapters of her life ahead of the release of her memoir Transcendent , revealing that she survived sexual assault as a teenager and attempted suicide when she was just 11 years old. The actress, activist, and Orange Is the New Black star revisits those experiences in the book, which arrives June 9. According to People , Cox said writing about the events forced her to confront feelings she had carried for decades, particularly the shame that followed years of bullying, rejection, and abuse. One of the most difficult memories involved being sexually assaulted at age 13 by two older boys inside a church bathroom. Cox said the experience left her carrying a deep sense of unworthiness long after the abuse ended. “Shame is the intensely painful feeling that you’re unworthy of connection or belonging,” she explained. “If someone finds this out about me, I’ll never be worthy of love.” The memoir also reveals that Cox attempted suicide two years earlier.…