: For specific concerns regarding milk supply and herbal intake, you can consult resources like the National Breastfeeding Helpline

The glue that binds the community is shared oppression. The same bathroom bills that targeted trans people in North Carolina in 2016 were logical extensions of laws used to arrest gay men in the 1950s. The policing of trans bodies is the policing of all queer bodies.

The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement didn’t start in boardrooms; it started in the streets, led largely by transgender women of color. Figures like and Sylvia Rivera were at the forefront of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. At the time, the distinction between "gay" and "transgender" was less rigid in the public eye—everyone who defied traditional gender and sexual norms was grouped together.

These disparities sometimes lead to friction within the culture, as trans activists call for the "LGB" portions of the community to use their relative social capital to protect the most vulnerable members of the "T." The Future of the Community

The push for gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/ze) and inclusive language originated within trans and non-binary circles and has since permeated mainstream corporate and social environments.