While mainstream LGBTQ culture has increasingly embraced transgender identity in rhetoric and symbolism (e.g., the Progress Pride Flag), the lived experiences, political priorities, and cultural production of the transgender community often reveal a deep ambivalence toward—and creative disruption of—LGBTQ norms around respectability, assimilation, and gay/lesbian historical dominance.

Advocating for policies that protect LGBTQ rights, such as anti-discrimination laws and healthcare access, is crucial. Allies can amplify the voices of LGBTQ individuals and support their causes.

A Black trans woman, drag artist, and activist who co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). She provided housing and support for homeless queer youth and sex workers.

The LGBTQ+ community is a "big tent" of diverse identities and orientations.