The modern LGBTQ rights movement was largely ignited by the actions of transgender and gender-non-conforming individuals.
: Before the famous Stonewall Riots, transgender people led resistance efforts against police harassment, such as the 1959 Cooper Do-nuts Riot in Los Angeles and the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco. longmint porn shemale
: Transgender women of color, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were central to the 1969 Stonewall Riots. They later co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) to support homeless LGBTQ youth. Cultural Identity and Visibility The modern LGBTQ rights movement was largely ignited