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: Transgender women of color, most notably Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson

Originating in the Black and Latine trans communities of New York City, ballroom culture gave us "voguing," "slay," and the concept of "chosen families."

Despite the political friction, the has become the avant-garde of LGBTQ culture in the 21st century. If the 1990s were about "Will & Grace" assimilation, the 2020s are about trans-led deconstruction of gender entirely.