: Modern LGBTQ culture owes much of its visibility to transgender women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who were instrumental in the Stonewall Uprising .

: From ballroom culture and drag to modern queer cinema and literature, the culture uses art to challenge norms and celebrate "queerness" as a source of power rather than a point of shame. The Intersection of Both

: The community has led the way in evolving how we use language—such as the normalization of gender-neutral pronouns —which has enriched the entire LGBTQ vocabulary.