struggle for accessible medical transition and face additional gatekeeping, as medical providers may erroneously assume that a cognitive or physical disability impairs one’s ability to know their own gender.

The transgender community has gifted LGBTQ+ culture with a radical, beautiful idea: that identity is not a cage, but a journey. They have taught that gender can be playful, serious, fluid, or fixed—and that authenticity is worth fighting for.

face double jeopardy: detention in ICE facilities often ignores their gender identity, housing them with people of their assigned sex, leading to high rates of sexual assault.