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To speak of the transgender community within LGBTQ culture is not to speak of a single room in a house, but of the foundation and the roof simultaneously. The "T" has always been there, yet its relationship to the "LGB" is one of profound symbiosis, historical necessity, and periodic fracture. 1. The Historical Glue: Stonewall and the Trans Architects Popular culture often sanitizes the Gay Liberation movement into a narrative of cisgender men throwing bricks. The historical record, however, is clear: Trans women of color (Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera) were the tip of the spear at the Stonewall Riots in 1969.

LGBTQ culture, therefore, cannot survive if it abandons the T. To cut off the T is to amputate the community’s own historical memory and its future. The transgender community does not fit neatly inside LGBTQ culture. It fits uncomfortably . It asks questions the LGB often doesn't want to answer: If you change your body, are you still you? If a trans man loves a trans woman, is that gay or straight? If we abolish gender entirely, what happens to gay identity? shemale tori easton

Because homophobia has historically been rooted in gender deviance . A gay man is hated because he is seen as "woman-like." A lesbian is hated for being "man-like." Transphobia simply removes the middleman. When the state bans trans healthcare, it sends a message to all queer youth: Your non-conformity will be medically criminalized. To speak of the transgender community within LGBTQ