: Gender identity is one's internal sense of being a man, woman, both, or neither. Sexual orientation refers to who a person is attracted to. A transgender person can have any sexual orientation. The Transgender Experience
The modern fight for LGBTQ+ rights was ignited by those who had the least to lose. Historical milestones like the and the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot were led by trans women and drag queens resisting police harassment. Most famously, the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 saw Black and Latina trans pioneers like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
Those whose identities fall outside the traditional male/female binary.
The modern fight for LGBTQ rights is often traced to the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. While popular history highlights gay men like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, both were (Johnson identified as a drag queen and transvestite, later as a trans woman; Rivera was a self-identified trans woman). They were on the front lines, throwing bricks and resisting police brutality. Their activism reminds us that trans individuals—particularly those who were poor or gender-nonconforming—were not just participants but leaders in the uprising that birthed Pride.
The Transgender Community and LGBTQ Culture: A Journey of Visibility and Resilience
: It is a category label used by commercial "tube" sites to describe trans women or people with male genitalia and female secondary sex characteristics.
in music, trans artists have pushed the boundaries of technology and storytelling. Language and Etiquette