Transgender pioneers were central to early LGBTQ+ resistance. Notable figures include:
Transgender women of color experience disproportionately high rates of violence. shemaletubecom
According to the Human Rights Campaign, the majority of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. is directed at Black and Latina trans women. When the gathers for Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20), the names read aloud are disproportionately those of women of color. Transgender pioneers were central to early LGBTQ+ resistance
The modern LGBTQ rights movement is conventionally marked by the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. Yet, for decades, mainstream narratives whitewashed the event, focusing on gay men while erasing the trans women of color who threw the first punches. mainstream narratives whitewashed the event