For many outsiders, LGBTQ+ is a monolith. For those inside, it is a coalition—a fragile, powerful, and sometimes fractious alliance of identities. The “T” has always been there, from the Stonewall riots led by trans icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the early AIDS crisis, where trans people cared for the dying. Yet, for years, the broader gay and lesbian rights movement sidelined trans issues, prioritizing marriage equality over the basic safety of trans bodies.