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Before Stonewall, before the first Pride parades, there were trans trailblazers. The modern LGBTQ rights movement was arguably ignited by Marsha P. Johnson, a Black transgender woman, and Sylvia Rivera, a Latina transgender activist. During the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, it was the most marginalized—the drag queens, the homeless queer youth, and the trans women of color—who fought back against police brutality.

LGBTQ culture, therefore, was built on trans resistance. The fight for gay rights has always been intertwined with the fight for the right to express gender authentically. To celebrate Pride is to honor transgender ancestors who refused to be invisible. xtremeshemale.com

It is vital to recognize that "transgender community" is not a monolith, nor is "LGBTQ culture." To be a trans gay man is a different lived experience than being a trans lesbian, which is different from being a non-binary asexual person. Before Stonewall, before the first Pride parades, there

Understanding the bond between transgender community and LGBTQ culture is about action: During the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, it was