"Transgender" is an umbrella term for individuals whose gender identity—their internal sense of being male, female, or another gender—differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
Looking forward, the transgender community and LGBTQ culture are fusing together again under the pressure of a rising authoritarian wave. The far-right political movements globally do not distinguish between a gay man and a trans woman; to them, both are "deviants" to be erased.
In the mid-20th century, "homophile" movements often sidelined trans people, viewing them as a liability to the "respectability politics" required for legal acceptance. Trans individuals were frequently barred from gay bars (under the "disorderly conduct" and transvestism laws) and excluded from early gay rights organizations. Despite this, the transgender community never separated from LGBTQ culture entirely. Instead, they operated as the radical fringe—the drag performers, the street queens, and the gender non-conforming organizers who shielded gay men and lesbians during police raids only to be left out of the post-riot victory speeches.
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