The roots of the modern movement were often planted by transgender people of color who resisted systemic policing and discrimination:
The transgender community has been a driving force behind the modern LGBTQ movement, transitioning from early visibility in the 1950s to leading the charge for civil rights at the Stonewall Riots . While historically marginalized even within queer spaces, transgender individuals have shaped LGBTQ culture through activism, the arts, and the pioneering of intersectional advocacy . Historical Foundations and Activism pic shemales