As the community moves forward, the health of the larger LGBTQ+ culture will be measured by how it protects its most vulnerable members. To quote trans icon Laverne Cox: "We are in a moment where we are shifting the culture. We are shifting visibility. And we are shifting how people understand gender." That shift is not happening in spite of trans people; it is happening because of them.
As the community moves forward, the health of the larger LGBTQ+ culture will be measured by how it protects its most vulnerable members. To quote trans icon Laverne Cox: "We are in a moment where we are shifting the culture. We are shifting visibility. And we are shifting how people understand gender." That shift is not happening in spite of trans people; it is happening because of them.