Transgender and gender-variant identities are not modern phenomena; they have been documented globally for millennia.
Examples include the galli of classical antiquity, the hijra on the Indian subcontinent, and third-gender roles in many African and Indigenous North American societies like the Navajo nádleehi .
Key moments of resistance against police harassment include the 1959 Cooper Donuts Riot, the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot , and the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Transgender women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were instrumental in these uprisings. Intersections Within LGBTQ Culture