Transgender individuals, especially Black trans women, face an Epidemic of Violence and significantly higher rates of poverty and homelessness.
Despite increased visibility, the transgender community often faces more severe forms of Discrimination and Violence than their cisgender LGB counterparts. shemale andrea rios
Years before the famous New York uprising, trans women and drag queens led the Compton's Cafeteria Riot (1966) in San Francisco, protesting police harassment. especially Black trans women