For the young transgender person reading this at their kitchen table, wondering if the "LGBTQ community" truly wants them, the answer is a resounding yes—but with a caveat. The community is not a monolith. You will find transphobes waving rainbow flags, and you will find straight allies who know your pronouns better than your own family.
Transgender people need the decades of political infrastructure, legal precedent, and community spaces that LGBTQ culture built. Pull the trans community out of the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, or the local Pride center, and they would be isolated and defenseless.
For the young transgender person reading this at their kitchen table, wondering if the "LGBTQ community" truly wants them, the answer is a resounding yes—but with a caveat. The community is not a monolith. You will find transphobes waving rainbow flags, and you will find straight allies who know your pronouns better than your own family.
Transgender people need the decades of political infrastructure, legal precedent, and community spaces that LGBTQ culture built. Pull the trans community out of the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, or the local Pride center, and they would be isolated and defenseless.