The myth that Stonewall was a “gay” riot led solely by white cisgender gay men has been corrected by historians. Key figures were trans women, gender-nonconforming people, and drag queens, most notably (a Black trans woman and drag queen) and Sylvia Rivera (a Latina trans woman). Rivera’s famous line, “I’m not missing a minute of this — it’s the revolution!” underscores trans leadership. Stonewall was a riot against police brutality, but specifically against laws criminalizing “masquerading” (cross-dressing) and gender nonconformity.
A person's internal sense of being male, female, or another gender. Nonbinary/Genderqueer: bhai or shemale behan ki chudai urdul