The transgender community’s response has been to double down on intersectionality. They argue, convincingly, that homophobia and transphobia are two heads of the same monster: the enforcement of rigid gender roles. A boy who likes other boys is punished because he is not performing "masculinity correctly." A trans girl who is assigned male at birth is punished for the same reason. The root is the same: deviation from the binary.
, we can develop a story about a photographer capturing the lived experiences of mature transgender women. The Gallery of Time
The transgender community, represented by the "T" in LGBTQ+, is often misunderstood, even within the broader coalition for sexual orientation rights. While L, G, B, and Q generally refer to sexual orientation (who you are attracted to), transgender refers to gender identity (who you know yourself to be). A transgender person's internal sense of their gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.