New York City has the largest metropolitan transgender population in the world, estimated at more than 50,000 in 2018, with concentrations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The Brooklyn Liberation March, the largest transgender rights demonstration in history, took place on June 14, 2020 in Brooklyn, focused on supporting Black transgender rights and drew an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 participants.[1][2]
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Despite playing a significant role in advocating for LGBTQ equality since the 1969 Stonewall Riots and beyond, the transgender community in New York City has frequently been marginalized and abandoned by the city's broader gay and lesbian communities.[3][4] Since Stonewall, particularly in the 21st century, New York City's transgender community has grown in both size and prominence.[5]
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- ^ "The Trans Community of Christopher Street". The New Yorker. August 1, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2025.