: Should it be serious and academic, or edgy and provocative?
For cisgender members of the LGBTQ community (gay, lesbian, bi, or queer folks who are not trans), true solidarity requires action:
Examples include ze/hir/hirs, xe/xem/xyr, ae/aer/aers. LGBTQIA+: Acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, UCSF LGBTQ Resource Center
Many outsiders assume the "T" in LGBTQ+ was a late addition. In reality, transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been at the forefront of queer liberation since the beginning.
Trans people face higher rates of workplace discrimination and housing instability compared to cisgender gay and lesbian individuals.
An older woman with cropped silver hair and a denim vest covered in pins sat beside him. Her name was Marsha. On her vest was a pin that read: STONEWALL VETERAN - ASK ME ABOUT THE BRICKS .
Leo sat down. For the first time, he didn’t feel like a ghost. He felt like a log being added to a fire that had been burning long before he was born—and would keep burning long after.