Despite their heroism, the early gay liberation movement often sidelined trans people, viewing them as "too radical" or "bad for public image." This led to a painful era of trans erasure. It wasn't until the last two decades that the "T" in LGBTQ was fully reclaimed as integral, not incidental, to the fight for queer liberation. Today, activists argue that you cannot tell the story of queer rights without centering trans resistance.
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