Within LGBTQ+ culture, this distinction is vital. A transgender person can be gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. By including the transgender community, the LGBTQ+ movement acknowledges that liberation requires dismantling both "heteronormativity" (the assumption that everyone is straight) and "cisnormativity" (the assumption that everyone identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth). Cultural Contributions and Language

: Approximately 47% of transgender individuals report being sexually assaulted in their lifetime, and more than half have experienced intimate partner violence. Healthcare Access

Within LGBTQ culture, the "gender reveal" has been reclaimed. Transgender people celebrate "second birthdays"—the anniversary of starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) the day they came out. The ritual of a friend helping to bind a chest, the first time a transfeminine person feels the weight of real breast forms, or the legal changing of a name on a driver’s license are sacred rites.