Independent artists on platforms like Instagram frequently create "transfem" art that celebrates diverse body types and aesthetic beauty through clean linework and rich colors. User Experience & Media
Despite the progress that has been made, the transgender community continues to face significant challenges and discrimination. Some of the key issues facing the transgender community include:
Mainstream LGBTQ culture has often centered white, middle-class issues (e.g., marriage equality). Trans activists of color have consistently pushed the coalition toward a more inclusive politics that addresses policing, housing, and immigration—issues that affect trans people disproportionately but also benefit LGB people of color.
: Trans women of color, like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, were pivotal leaders in the 1969 riots that launched the modern movement.