: This is the process of living as one’s authentic gender. It can be social (changing names, pronouns, or clothing), legal (updating identification documents), or medical (hormone therapy or surgeries).

Lena smiled, tired but real. “It’s not forgiveness, kid. It’s strategy. We are not a community because we like each other. We’re a community because we need each other. The day we stop showing up is the day they win.”

Trans people face higher rates of workplace discrimination and housing instability compared to cisgender gay and lesbian individuals.

What of LGBTQ history or contemporary culture Cultural Competence in the Care of LGBTQ Patients - NCBI

According to the Human Rights Campaign, a disproportionate number of anti-LGBTQ homicides target trans women, specifically Black and Latinx trans women. This epidemic is so severe that many Pride events now include specific "Trans Day of Remembrance" (November 20) vigils that are separate from, but adjacent to, general LGBTQ memorials.