The transgender community encompasses individuals whose gender identity—their internal sense of being male, female, or another gender—differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This includes trans men, trans women, and non-binary or genderqueer individuals.

Many LGBTQ+ people form "chosen families"—support systems made of friends and community members that provide the love and acceptance they may not receive from their biological families.

⭐ The transgender community and broader LGBTQ+ culture are defined by a move from survival to thriving, using art, community, and political action to claim their space in the world.