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These women were not fighting for "marriage equality"—a goal that would later dominate the gay mainstream. They were fighting for the right to exist without being arrested for wearing a dress of the "wrong" gender. Rivera’s famous speech at the 1973 Christopher Street Liberation Day rally highlights the rift: she chastised the gay men and lesbians who wanted to distance themselves from the "street queens" and drag performers to appear more palatable to society.

The transgender community is not a subcategory of LGBTQ culture; it is a vital, irreplaceable engine of that culture. The struggle for transgender dignity—the right to exist, to be seen, to receive healthcare, and to walk the streets without fear—is the same struggle for liberation that has animated queer resistance for over a century. To be LGBTQ in the 21st century means to understand that the fight for the "T" is the fight for the whole. As long as transgender people are denied the simple grace of being their authentic selves, no member of the LGBTQ family is truly free. The chorus is not complete until every voice, in every pitch and register, is heard. Shemale Piss