Transgender individuals have been instrumental in the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ movement:

: Rivera and Johnson founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in 1970 to provide housing and resources for homeless queer youth. Cultural Integration and Challenges

: Before the famous Stonewall Riots, trans people led resistance at Cooper Do-nuts (1959) and Compton’s Cafeteria (1966) against police harassment.