A Black trans woman, drag artist, and activist who co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). She provided housing and support for homeless queer youth and sex workers.
Historically, mid-20th-century advocacy focused heavily on "gay liberation." By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the acronym expanded from "LGB" to "LGBT" to formally acknowledge that gender non-conformity and sexual non-conformity face similar systemic oppressions. Today, the expanded LGBTQ+ acronym recognizes that while gender identity (who you are) and sexual orientation (who you love) are distinct, the communities are culturally and politically linked. Cultural Contributions of Transgender People A Trans Named Desire -2006-xvid- - Shemale- Rocco Siffredi