, shifted the movement from quiet assimilation to public defiance.

Before Stonewall, before the acronym LGBTQ was coined, there were trans women of color leading the charge. The narrative of the 1969 Stonewall Riots has often been cisgender-centric (featuring gay men like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera as "supporting cast"). However, historical reclamation has proven what activists always knew: Marsha P. Johnson—a self-identified drag queen and trans activist—and Sylvia Rivera—a Venezuelan-American trans woman—were on the front lines.

However, there have been significant achievements, including: