Solo Exploration and Self-Discovery
Understanding the language is the first step toward cultural competency.
LGBTQ culture, which has often centered on white, middle-class concerns (like gay wedding cakes), is being forced to refocus. The Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ culture are increasingly intertwined because a Black trans woman's life is at the intersection of both movements. Pride parades that ignore this reality are not truly inclusive.
Transgender people have existed throughout history, but the modern "transgender" identity began to take shape and gain public visibility in the mid-20th century.
