: An umbrella term for individuals whose gender identity or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

: Johnson and Rivera founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), the first organization dedicated to providing housing and support for homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

: Trans women of color, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were central figures in the New York City riots that ignited the modern LGBTQ+ movement.

: Christine Jorgensen became a worldwide sensation as one of the first Americans to publicly share her experience with gender-affirming surgery.

: Identities that fall outside the traditional male/female binary. This can include feeling like both genders, neither, or a mix.