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Smaller, but growing, is the "LGB Without the T" movement, which argues that transgender issues are separate from sexual orientation issues. They believe that trans activism has "hijacked" the gay rights movement. This perspective is ahistorical and strategic folly. As historian and activist Lillian Faderman notes, "The police who raided Stonewall didn't check ID to see if you were a gay man or a trans woman. They beat you all the same."

The trans community is not just part of the story. In many ways, they are the story. And for LGBTQ culture to thrive, it must not only include them—it must lead with them.

Yet, the emotional damage of this infighting is real. Many trans individuals report feeling alienated at gay pride parades, which they see as increasingly commercialized and focused on cisgender, white, gay male hedonism. In response, many trans people have created their own spaces: Trans Pride marches, online support networks, and community health clinics that center their specific needs. If the LGBTQ community is to survive the coming decade of political hostility, it must fully embrace the transgender community—not as a "controversial" wing, but as its beating heart.