For those within the LGBTQ culture who are cisgender, allyship requires more than a social media post in June. It requires action:

To understand the culture of the trans community, one must understand the systemic pressure that shapes it. LGBTQ culture is often celebratory, but for trans people, it is also a survival mechanism.

: Identity can range from binary (trans men and women) to non-binary, genderqueer, agender, or bigender.