The tie was silver. Elijah had given it to him for his birthday.
He considered the question. "I'm thinking about that wall. All those names. All those people who needed a place to be themselves. And I'm thinking about how many of them never got to have this." He gestured to the party, the laughter, the easy affection. "How many of them never got to be old."
From the icons at Stonewall to today’s activists, trans people—particularly Black and Brown trans women—have always been at the front lines, fighting for the rights and recognition the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum enjoys today.
Despite increased visibility in Hollywood and politics, the transgender community faces unique hurdles within the LGBTQ+ umbrella.