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Trans people face higher rates of workplace discrimination and housing instability compared to cisgender gay and lesbian individuals.
In the 2010s, a "trans tipping point" arrived. The visibility of figures like Laverne Cox ( Orange is the New Black ), Janet Mock, and the Wachowski sisters brought trans stories into living rooms. The cultural phenomenon of Pose —which featured the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles—educated a global audience about ballroom culture, a subculture invented by Black and Latinx trans women and gay men as a sanctuary from racist and homophobic ballrooms of the 20th century.
, were at the forefront of protests against police harassment. 1970 – First Pride March
Trans people face higher rates of workplace discrimination and housing instability compared to cisgender gay and lesbian individuals.
In the 2010s, a "trans tipping point" arrived. The visibility of figures like Laverne Cox ( Orange is the New Black ), Janet Mock, and the Wachowski sisters brought trans stories into living rooms. The cultural phenomenon of Pose —which featured the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles—educated a global audience about ballroom culture, a subculture invented by Black and Latinx trans women and gay men as a sanctuary from racist and homophobic ballrooms of the 20th century.
, were at the forefront of protests against police harassment. 1970 – First Pride March
