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While visibility has increased, transgender people, particularly trans women of color, still face high levels of discrimination, poverty, and violence.
Another key trans activist who, along with Johnson, later founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth, particularly trans individuals who were largely overlooked by the mainstream gay rights movement of the time.
On June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, police raided a popular bar for LGBTQ+ people. While police raids were common, this time, the community fought back.