: Before Stonewall, the 1959 Cooper Do-nuts Riot saw trans people and drag queens fighting back against police harassment in Los Angeles.

Transgender culture is characterized by a "shared culture, experiences, values, and expressions" within the wider queer community.

: In the 1970s, Johnson and Rivera founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) , the first organization dedicated to providing housing and support for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Transgender Culture and Identity

The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement owes much of its origin to transgender activists of color. Pivotal uprisings like the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot and the 1969 Stonewall Riots were spearheaded by trans women such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera .