: Christine Jorgensen became a worldwide sensation as one of the first Americans to publicly share her experience with gender-affirming surgery.

: Transgender women and drag queens in San Francisco fought back against police harassment three years before Stonewall.

: A person's internal sense of being male, female, both, neither, or another gender entirely.

: A personalized process of aligning one’s life with their true gender. This may include social (name/pronouns), medical (hormones/surgery), or legal (ID documents) changes. Not all trans people choose to or can undergo every form of transition. 2. History & Milestones

: Trans women of color, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were central figures in the New York City riots that ignited the modern LGBTQ+ movement.