Transgender individuals have often been at the vanguard of LGBTQ activism, even when marginalized within the broader movement.
: Transitioning is a personal process that may or may not include medical steps (hormones, surgery), legal changes, or social adjustments like changing names and pronouns.
: "Transgender" describes individuals whose internal gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
The transgender community is characterized by its internal diversity and the evolving language used to describe it.