The transgender community currently faces a "tipping point" of both unprecedented visibility and significant legislative backlash. Transgender Issues - Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Trans women of color, notably Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were leaders at Stonewall and later founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) to support homeless queer youth.

While "LGBTQ" is often used as a single umbrella, the transgender community's role has been both central and occasionally marginalized within the broader movement.