: Maintain privacy regarding a youth's trans status unless they are in immediate danger.
While the "LGB" community primarily fights for the right to love whom they choose, the trans community fights for the right to be who they are. This includes:
Within LGBTQ culture, a new emphasis on is emerging. This is the radical act of thriving rather than just surviving.
Pronouns (he/him, she/her, they/them) are sacred. In trans culture, sharing your pronouns normalizes that you cannot assume someone’s gender by looking at them. Terms like "egg" (a trans person who hasn't realized they are trans) and "gender euphoria" (the joy of being correctly gendered) are common vernacular.
The transgender community is a vital part of the larger LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning) community. Transgender individuals, often referred to as trans people, are those whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.