Transgender women of color experience disproportionately high rates of violence.
The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement was catalyzed by transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. The 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City—widely considered the birth of the modern gay rights movement—were led by , including Marsha P. Johnson (a self-identified drag queen and trans activist) and Sylvia Rivera (a trans woman and co-founder of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, or STAR). Their activism directly linked trans rights to gay and lesbian liberation. shemale nitrilla
