While trans individuals have always existed, the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement was ignited by their direct action. : Trans women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera

A gay man is attracted to men. A trans woman is a woman. A trans woman can be a lesbian (attracted to women), straight (attracted to men), bisexual, or asexual. The journey of a lesbian discovering her attraction to women is fundamentally different from the journey of a trans person realizing that the body they were born into does not match their internal sense of self.

Identity is not merely a label but a continuous act of self-creation. For many in the transgender and LGBTQ+ communities, this journey often begins with —not just one’s self, but the rigid structures of authority and tradition that society has long presented as absolute. A Heritage of Resistance

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