The community includes non-binary, genderqueer, and agender individuals who do not identify strictly as men or women.

The transgender community has been an integral, though often marginalized, part of the LGBTQ+ movement since its inception. While the "T" in LGBTQ+ stands for transgender, the community encompasses a broad range of identities beyond the traditional gender binary. Defining Transgender Identity

These are distinct concepts. A transgender person may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or asexual.

Transgender is an for individuals whose gender identity—their internal sense of being male, female, or another gender—differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.