Interestingly, the relationship between the transgender community and broader LGBTQ culture is not always harmonious. It is a family drama played out on a global stage. In the 1970s and 80s, some gay and lesbian activists explicitly excluded trans people from the movement, fearing they were "too weird" or "hurt the optics" for gaining rights.
The alliance between transgender people and the broader gay and lesbian community was born out of necessity, not abstraction. In the mid-20th century, police raids on gay bars were routine, but those raids were often most violent toward gender-nonconforming patrons—drag queens, trans women, and effeminate men. hairy shemale videos exclusive