The fight for basic administrative dignity continues, including the right to update gender markers on birth certificates, passports, and driver's licenses, as well as the recognition of non-binary identities via "X" markers.
Invented the "House" system, creating a model for chosen families and mentorship.
: Gender identity is about who you are (inner sense of self), while sexual orientation is about who you are attracted to . Transgender people can be straight, gay, bisexual, or any other orientation.
In the 2010s, a small but vocal contingent of cisgender lesbians and gay men began advocating for removing the "T" from the acronym. Their arguments often center on the idea that sexual orientation (who you love) is fundamentally different from gender identity (who you are). However, critics argue this is a "respectability politics" maneuver: an attempt to gain conservative acceptance for gays and lesbians by jettisoning the more stigmatized trans population.