However, this cultural influence often exists alongside significant hardship. The transgender community frequently faces higher rates of housing instability, employment discrimination, and targeted legislation compared to other groups within the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Because of this, "community" for trans people often takes the form of —support networks that provide the safety and validation that biological families or society at large may not. Moving Toward Intersectionality
An internal sense of being male, female, neither, or both (who you are ).
Who a person is attracted to (who you love ).
The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement owes much of its momentum to transgender people, particularly trans women of color. Figures like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera were at the forefront of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, an event often cited as the catalyst for the contemporary pride movement.