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The modern transgender rights movement is often traced back to the 1950s and 1960s, when individuals such as Christine Jorgensen and Marsha P. Johnson began to speak out about their experiences as trans people. The Stonewall riots of 1969, which were led in part by trans women of color, marked a turning point in the movement, as they brought attention to the ways in which trans people were being treated by law enforcement and society at large.

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The word "transgender" (or "trans") is an for people whose gender identity—their internal sense of being male, female, or another gender—differs from the sex assigned to them at birth.