LGBTQ+ culture is built on a history of resilience and a shared push for visibility and equality.

: This is the process some trans people undergo to live as their true gender. It can include social transition (changing names/pronouns), legal transition (updating identity documents), and medical transition (hormone therapy or surgery).

: Transgender identity is based on gender identity (internal sense of self) rather than biological sex (assigned at birth based on physical characteristics).

: The rainbow flag is the most recognized symbol of the community, but there are specific flags for various identities, such as the blue, pink, and white transgender pride flag .