: These are distinct. A transgender person can be straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or asexual American Psychological Association (APA)

: Historically, trans and sexuality-diverse people worked together to challenge gender and identity binaries [18]. However, some community members today feel that LGBTQ culture can sometimes be unwelcoming or exclusionary toward gender minorities, leading many to view the transgender community as its own microculture [6, 27].

—with its blue, pink, and white stripes—is a globally recognized symbol of trans visibility and pride. Community Events : Annual observances include Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) and the Transgender Day of Remembrance

That is LGBTQ+ culture at its finest: not the politics of identity, but the poetry of becoming. And the transgender community, brave and brilliant, is teaching us all how to read that poem aloud for the very first time.

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