LGBTQ+ history has transitioned from a period of invisibility to a vibrant field of scholarship and public recognition.

: Key texts like Leslie Feinberg’s Transgender Warriors (1996) and Susan Stryker’s Transgender History (2008) have been pivotal in documenting trans activism.

: Gender identity is separate from sexual orientation; a transgender person may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, or any other orientation.