: Decades before the mainstream movement gained momentum, trans people resisted systemic harassment in pivotal events such as the 1959 Cooper Donuts Riot in Los Angeles and the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco.
The inclusion of "Transgender" into the broader LGBTQ acronym was a gradual process that gained traction in the late 20th century. Christine Jorgensen teen young shemale
: Trans women of color, most notably Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were key figures in the 1969 Stonewall Riots , which is widely regarded as the birth of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. : Decades before the mainstream movement gained momentum,