Perhaps no issue separates the transgender experience from the rest of LGBTQ culture more than healthcare. Access to Gender-Affirming Care (hormone replacement therapy, surgeries, mental health support) is literally life-saving. Studies show that gender-affirming care reduces suicidality by 73%.
: A trailblazer in media, she became the first Black transgender woman to executive produce and star in her own global reality series, using her platform for empowerment.
: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This includes trans men, trans women, and non-binary or genderqueer individuals who do not identify strictly as "boy" or "girl". Transgender Culture & Community
To listen to that plea is to understand that the "T" is not an add-on. It is the conscience of the rainbow.