Many face "transphobic" legislation that limits access to gender-affirming care. Approximately 1 in 3 transgender Americans have reported having to "teach" their own doctors about their health needs to receive appropriate care.
To avoid harassment, 90% of transgender or nonbinary individuals report taking "avoidance" actions, such as hiding personal relationships or avoiding public spaces.
Early resistance against police harassment was led by transgender women of color and drag queens at the 1959 Cooper Donuts Riot in Los Angeles and the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco.
The term "transgender" gained widespread traction in the 1990s and 2000s, replacing more restrictive clinical terms and becoming a unifying umbrella for nonbinary, genderqueer, and agender identities. Current Challenges and Systemic Barriers