by Mady G & Jules Zuckerberg: Available at retailers like Trans Tool Shed and the Little Gay Bookstore.

Inside, the air was thick with the smell of old books, cheap coffee, and something else—freedom. A non-binary person with a shock of green hair and a nametag that read “Alex/They” was wiping down the counter. In the corner, two older lesbians were arguing good-naturedly over a chessboard. By the window, a young trans man named Jamie was nervously adjusting his new binder, his smile a little wobbly but real.

There are forces, both outside and inside the LGBTQ community, that seek to drive a wedge between the "LGB" and the "T." The "LGB Without the T" movement is a fringe ideology, but it is a loud one. It argues that trans issues (gender identity) are separate from sexuality issues. This is a historical and logical fallacy.