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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Laverne Cox Will Show You the Long, Intense Fight for Transgender Rights [Watch (HLS stream): Laverne Cox Will Show You the Long, Intense Fight for Transgender Rights](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tfCdqzk6.m3u8) (3:57)  _Published 2017-08-09. Narrated by Laverne Cox and illustrated by Molly Crabapple_ --- Jul 28, 2023 4:21 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [TIME100 Talks with Laverne Cox and Chase Strangio](/video/PJiw4sAU/) ### TIME100 Talks with Laverne Cox and Chase Strangio [Laverne Cox's Advice to a Bullied Child](/video/4UiEX9CP/) ### Laverne Cox's Advice to a Bullied Child [Behind the Scenes of Laverne Cox's TIME Cover Shoot](/video/16Vyqo82/) ### Behind the Scenes of Laverne Cox's TIME Cover Shoot --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] On a hot night in June 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. But this time rather than be arrested the queens and street kids fought back. Back. The riots that ensued are considered the beginning of the LGBTQ movement in America. But, the movement has much deeper roots. Three years before stonewalled in August 1966, trans people at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco also rioted against the police. Late at night when trans people congregated there, police would routinely harass them in their sanctuary. But on this night, led by trans women and friends of color, the community resisted. Similar but lesser known uprisings occurred in Los Angeles at Cooper's Donuts in 1959 and at The Black Cat in 1967. And in Philadelphia at Dewey's restaurant in 1965. There are probably many other such events to be uncovered, that remind us of our courageous history of resisting institutionalized bullying and oppression. In the decades that followed, trans people largely remained in the shadows, quietly contributing to society. Our community was still denied employment, housing, healthcare and legal protection, essentially the basic right to live. Yet even when they were criminalized by anti- cross dressing and anti- loitering laws, Transcestors, including Miss Major, Marsha P Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Flawless Sabrina survived. They all spent time in jail because they dared to be themselves when our society made it a crime to deviate from gender norms. But time marched forward, and so did they, passing along their survival strategies. And today, trans people are more visible than ever Though our lives and bodies are sometimes celebrated, we remain more often targeted. In school, harassment often forces trans students to drop out. Federal and state government's act as bullies too. Now ascending guidance to schools on how to protect trans students and passing harmful laws banning trans students from common restrooms. Epidemics of homelessness HIV and incarceration, constraining the survival opportunities for trans women of color. The murder rate of trans women of color increases with every passing year. Rather than invest in our survival, the new administration has attempted to both literally and figuratively delete us and has ignored requests to investigate the escalating violence against us. Only 18 states explicitly and comprehensively protect trans people from discrimination, many other state law makers are focused at targeting us for more discrimination. In 2017 law makers in 22 states introduced more than 50 bills restricting the rights of trans people. Even as these law makers signal that we are not worthy of protection we persevere. This device had already spent years in dark places wrestling with our truth dealing ashamed of who we are. But when we manage to survive and even to love our selves, we are stronger than ever. thrice these law makers cannot erase this. Our rights would be heard one But we are winning. Our community is resilient and our history of resistance runs deep. Following in the footsteps of Flawless, Major, Sylvia, Marcia. We fight back the way they did. We take care of each other. We tell our stories and we demand justice. Join the fight, in court, in state legislature, in the streets. In the voting booths. Resistance is our birth right. [ UNKNOWN ] From our elders. We carry the lessons of Cooper, Stonewall, Compton's and the many strategies that continue to give us hope and life. We have always existed and we will continue to fight until we are all safe and free. 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