The transgender community has led the push for inclusive language (e.g., “pregnant people” instead of “pregnant women”) and healthcare policies that serve all genders. The phrase “trans women are women” has become a unifying slogan, though it remains contested in some feminist and conservative circles.

First, let’s clear up the basics. Being means your internal sense of your gender (your identity) is different from the sex you were assigned at birth.

That isn't just brave. It’s the very definition of Pride.

The process of sharing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity with others. Data shows LGBTQ+ youth are coming out at increasingly younger ages, often around age 13.

In the LGBTQ+ acronym, the "T" often gets tacked on at the end. But historically, transgender people were on the of the queer rights movement.

In a small town where the morning mist usually clung to the pines like a heavy secret, Leo sat on his porch, turning a small, silver pin over in his hand. It was a simple disk with pink, blue, and white stripes—the colors of a flag he had only recently begun to fly in his heart.