The transgender community and LGBTQ+ culture are defined by a rich history of resilience, diverse identities, and a shared pursuit of human rights and self-determination. Transgender Identity and Community
Supporting Transgender and LGBTQ Individuals
Diversity within the Transgender Community
Pride is a rainbow, but the trans stripes (baby blue, pink, and white) are holding up the sky. Let’s make sure we see them.
In 1969, the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village was a gathering place for the most marginalized members of society: homeless gay youth, drag queens, and trans women. When police raided the bar for the umpteenth time, it was Marsha P. Johnson (a self-identified drag queen and trans activist) and Sylvia Rivera (a Latina trans woman and co-founder of STAR—Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) who resisted.