For decades, mainstream gay rights organizations sidelined these leaders. When the "respectability politics" of the 1970s and 80s sought to gain rights for gay people by distancing themselves from "flamboyant" or "gender-nonconforming" elements, it was the trans community that bore the brunt of the exclusion. The early pride parades, originally called "Gay Liberation Marches," often explicitly banned drag and trans participation. Yet, the trans community persisted.
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Establishing community centers, healthcare clinics, and bars to provide safety from discrimination. Yet, the trans community persisted