: Individuals who transition to live as a man or a woman.
While LGBTQ culture celebrates pride and resilience, the transgender community—specifically Black and Latina trans women—faces a crisis of epidemic proportions. According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 50 transgender or gender non-conforming people were violently killed in the US in 2023, and these numbers are widely understood to be undercounted.
If you're looking to learn more about the transgender community and LGBTQ culture, there are many resources available:
: A culturally specific identity used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe people who fulfill a traditional third-gender ceremonial role. Cultural Heritage and History
