If you have ever used slang like "shade," "voguing," or "reading," you are participating in a cultural tradition created by Black and Latinx trans women. The of 1980s New York, immortalized in the documentary Paris is Burning , was a sanctuary where trans women and gay men created families ("houses") to compete in a world that had rejected them.
Ultimately, the transgender community teaches us that gender is a personal truth, not a social assignment. By breaking down the walls of the gender binary, trans people create space for everyone —regardless of how they identify—to express themselves more freely.
Individuals who transition from male to female or female to male.
While 0.8% of U.S. adults identify as transgender, the percentage is significantly higher among youth (ages 13–17), at roughly 3.3%. Cultural Hubs:
: Transgender individuals, especially women of color, experience disproportionately high rates of violence and harassment in both public spaces and workplaces. The Importance of Intersectionality
: A person's internal sense of being a man, woman, neither, or both.
The 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, led significantly by transgender women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, remains a cornerstone of the modern movement for equality. HRC | Human Rights Campaign 3. Key Issues and Challenges
If you have ever used slang like "shade," "voguing," or "reading," you are participating in a cultural tradition created by Black and Latinx trans women. The of 1980s New York, immortalized in the documentary Paris is Burning , was a sanctuary where trans women and gay men created families ("houses") to compete in a world that had rejected them.
Ultimately, the transgender community teaches us that gender is a personal truth, not a social assignment. By breaking down the walls of the gender binary, trans people create space for everyone —regardless of how they identify—to express themselves more freely.
Individuals who transition from male to female or female to male.
While 0.8% of U.S. adults identify as transgender, the percentage is significantly higher among youth (ages 13–17), at roughly 3.3%. Cultural Hubs:
: Transgender individuals, especially women of color, experience disproportionately high rates of violence and harassment in both public spaces and workplaces. The Importance of Intersectionality
: A person's internal sense of being a man, woman, neither, or both.
The 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, led significantly by transgender women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, remains a cornerstone of the modern movement for equality. HRC | Human Rights Campaign 3. Key Issues and Challenges