The fight for transgender rights has also seen successes. For instance, in 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Transgender individuals have historically been at the absolute forefront of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.

The modern LGBTQ rights movement was largely ignited by the actions of transgender women of color, most notably during the 1969 Stonewall Inn uprising. Activists like Marsha P. Johnson Sylvia Rivera