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Historically, the transgender community has been an indispensable engine of LGBTQ resistance, often at great personal cost. While mainstream narratives of queer liberation frequently center on the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, they often overlook the pivotal roles of trans women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Johnson, a self-identified drag queen and trans activist, and Rivera, a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and the radical Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), were on the front lines of the riots that catalyzed the modern gay rights movement. Their tireless advocacy for homeless queer youth and their refusal to be sidelined by gay male or feminist movements of the era forced a crucial, if painful, conversation about inclusion. The legacy of their struggle underscores a fundamental truth: the rights that many in the LGBTQ community enjoy today were won on the backs of trans activists who resisted being silenced or left behind.