Events like the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot (1966) and the Stonewall Uprising (1969) were spearheaded by figures such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. These pioneers resisted police brutality and systemic erasure, asserting that liberation was impossible without the inclusion of those most marginalized.
The "Ballroom" culture of the 1980s, largely created by Black and Latinx transgender women, introduced concepts like "voguing," "slaying," and "reading" into the general lexicon.
Identity, Resilience, and Revolution: The Interplay of Transgender Experience and LGBTQ+ Culture
Stryker, S. (2017). Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution.
