Conversely, many regions are experiencing a wave of restrictive policies. These include bans on gender-affirming care, restrictions on sports participation, and limitations on discussing gender identity in educational institutions.

To be LGBTQ+ is to defy a world that demands conformity. The transgender community lives this defiance every day—not by choosing a partner, but by choosing themself .

Concerns an individual’s internal, deeply felt sense of being male, female, a blend of both, or neither.