Every June, rainbows flood city streets. Corporate logos shift to pastels. Pride parades march with floats, drag queens, and dancers. But beneath the celebration lies a quieter, more complex story: the relationship between the transgender community and the broader LGBTQ culture that claims to embrace them.
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