Transgender people can have any sexual orientation, including being straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Modern Triumphs and Visibility
A person's internal sense of being male, female, both, neither, or another gender entirely.
Increased media representation has brought transgender experiences to the mainstream, fostering broader understanding: Defining LGBTQ+ - The Center
Transgender and gender-variant identities have been documented across cultures for millennia. In modern history, trans activists were pivotal in the spark of the current LGBTQ+ rights movement:
A critical distinction in LGBTQ+ culture is that being transgender relates to (who you are), whereas terms like lesbian, gay, or bisexual relate to sexual orientation (who you are attracted to).
Transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots, a turning point for queer liberation in the U.S..
While the term "transgender" was popularized in the 1960s to distinguish gender identity from sexual orientation, it only became widely integrated into the "LGB" acronym in the late 1990s and 2000s. Trans Identity vs. Sexual Orientation
Figures like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera fought tirelessly for the rights of trans women of color and homeless queer youth.