Johnson and Rivera co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) to provide housing and support for homeless queer youth and sex workers. 2. Core Concepts and Terminology

The transgender community and LGBTQ culture are deeply intertwined, sharing a history rooted in resistance and a collective identity built on resilience. While the broader LGBTQ movement has gained significant mainstream visibility, the transgender community has often served as its "backbone," leading pivotal moments of activism despite facing unique layers of marginalization.

Before Stonewall, trans individuals led protests at Cooper Do-nuts in Los Angeles (1959) and Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco (1966) to fight police harassment.

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