The addition of "T" to "LGB" was a hard-won battle for recognition that didn't gain widespread acceptance until the 2000s.
Created in 1999 by Monica Helms , the blue, pink, and white stripes have become a global symbol of trans pride and visibility.
Years before the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, trans women and drag queens led the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco, resisting police harassment with "high heels and heavy bags".
While the term "transgender" gained popular usage in the 1960s, gender-diverse people have existed across all cultures and eras.
The addition of "T" to "LGB" was a hard-won battle for recognition that didn't gain widespread acceptance until the 2000s.
Created in 1999 by Monica Helms , the blue, pink, and white stripes have become a global symbol of trans pride and visibility.
Years before the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, trans women and drag queens led the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco, resisting police harassment with "high heels and heavy bags".
While the term "transgender" gained popular usage in the 1960s, gender-diverse people have existed across all cultures and eras.