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Pioneered by Black and Latine trans women and queer youth in Harlem during the late 20th century, ballroom culture created "houses" that served as alternative families. This culture gave birth to voguing, runway categories, and linguistic terms like "spilling tea," "throwing shade," and "work."
The modern transgender rights movement is often attributed to the 1952 suicide of Christine Jorgensen, an American woman who made headlines for undergoing sex reassignment surgery in Denmark. However, the history of transgender individuals dates back much further, with recorded instances of cross-dressing and non-binary identities in various cultures throughout history.