LGBTQ+ culture is rich with shared history. For decades, transgender people found refuge in gay bars. We share the fight against heteronormativity (the assumption that everyone is straight and cisgender). We share the trauma of conversion therapy, the fear of HIV/AIDS (which affects trans women disproportionately), and the joy of finding chosen family.
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Transgender artists, thinkers, and performers have repeatedly reinvented LGBTQ+ culture: LGBTQ+ culture is rich with shared history
There is often a significant gap between how trans-feminine individuals are portrayed in photography—where they are frequently fetishized—and their actual lived experiences. We share the trauma of conversion therapy, the