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In the 1970s, however, the mainstream gay rights movement often pushed transgender people aside. The strategy was respectability politics: leaders believed that including "drag queens" and "transsexuals" would make homosexuality seem less palatable to straight society. Rivera famously stormed a gay rights rally in 1973, shouting, "You all tell me, 'Go away! We don't want you here!' You go to the bars because of what I did for you!"

: Social platforms like Flickr and Instagram feature galleries curated by photographers and artists (e.g., Tracy Prince) who focus on diverse expressions of fashion and "femme elegance". Search Considerations

Popularized by the documentary Paris is Burning , ballroom culture was a Black and Latinx LGBTQ subculture where "houses" (families) competed in "balls." This world was a refuge for queer and trans youth rejected by their biological families. Categories like "Realness" were specifically designed to celebrate (and critique) the ability of trans women and gay men to navigate a hostile cisgender, straight world. Without trans pioneers like Pepper LaBeija and Hector Xtravaganza , there is no voguing, no "shade," no modern drag renaissance. Hot Shemale Gallery

: Revolutionary events like the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot and the 1969 Stonewall Uprisings were largely led by trans women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera .

While cisgender gay and lesbian individuals have largely won the right to marry and serve in the military, the transgender community remains on the front lines of a different war: the fight for bodily autonomy and legal recognition. In the 1970s, however, the mainstream gay rights

Media often sensationalizes the small minority of people who detransition (usually due to societal pressure, not regret) to argue that transition is a fad. In reality, regret rates for gender-affirming surgery are consistently below 1%—lower than for knee replacements.

LGBTQ culture is inseparable from art, protest, and performance. Transgender artists have not only participated in this culture—they have defined it. We don't want you here

And as long as the transgender community stands, LGBTQ culture will not just survive—it will thrive.