New legislation in countries like Ghana and Kazakhstan has introduced fresh crackdowns on LGBTQ rights and "propaganda".

Trans people of color, particularly Black and Latino/a/e youth, experience significantly higher rates of depression, suicidal ideation, and violence compared to their white or cisgender peers.

Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals were central to the birth of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.

Well before the 1969 Stonewall Riots , trans people led resistance against police harassment at Cooper’s Donuts (1959), Compton’s Cafeteria (1966) , and The Black Cat (1967) .

As of April 2026, over 760 anti-trans bills have been introduced across 43 U.S. states, targeting healthcare, education, and the right to updated legal identification.