Trans women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots in New York City.
The terminology used to describe the community has evolved significantly. Early activists used terms like "transvestite" or "drag queen" to describe themselves, which have largely been replaced by "transgender" or "gender non-conforming" in political spaces. shemale march
Three years before Stonewall, trans women and drag queens in San Francisco's Tenderloin district rioted against police brutality at Compton's Cafeteria . This event is often cited as the true beginning of trans activism in the U.S.. Trans women of color, such as Marsha P