The trans community is both inside and beyond LGBTQ culture. Inside because of shared oppression and history; beyond because trans identity raises distinct questions about embodiment, medical systems, and gender itself that aren’t reducible to sexuality.
Long before modern labels existed, gender-variant and queer people were integrated into many societies worldwide. Third Genders : In South Asia, the
: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth ( HRC ).