In the decades that followed, the transgender community and LGBTQ culture continued to evolve and grow. The 1980s saw the emergence of the AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affected the LGBTQ community. In response, activists like ACT UP and Queer Nation formed to raise awareness and push for action.
Because of this, the transgender experience carries unique weights that the rest of the LGBTQ+ acronym doesn't always feel:
In the decades that followed, the transgender community and LGBTQ culture continued to evolve and grow. The 1980s saw the emergence of the AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affected the LGBTQ community. In response, activists like ACT UP and Queer Nation formed to raise awareness and push for action.
Because of this, the transgender experience carries unique weights that the rest of the LGBTQ+ acronym doesn't always feel: