To be a member of the LGBTQ+ community—or an ally—is to understand a simple truth:
Learn the name of a trans activist from your local city. Watch Disclosure on Netflix (a documentary about trans representation in film). And the next time you see a "Protect Trans Kids" sign, remember: You aren't just protecting a small minority. You are protecting the very idea that we all get to decide who we are. This post is dedicated to Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and every trans person who just wants to live their life in peace. shemale with small dick
We saw this play out recently: When the "Respect for Marriage Act" was passed, it protected same-sex marriage, but it did not protect trans rights. That is the next frontier. To be a member of the LGBTQ+ community—or
Then came Stonewall (1969). The narrative has often been sanitized, but the truth is gritty: Two transgender activists, (a self-identified drag queen and trans activist) and Sylvia Rivera (a trans woman), were on the front lines. They threw the first bottles and bricks. For decades, the mainstream gay movement tried to distance itself from trans people, seeking "respectability" by excluding them. But the rioters knew that if you cannot protect the most marginalized (trans people, sex workers, the homeless), you protect no one. You are protecting the very idea that we