The concept of intersectionality was first introduced by Black feminist scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in the 1990s, highlighting the ways in which different forms of oppression (such as racism, sexism, and homophobia) intersect and compound, leading to unique experiences of marginalization and exclusion.
[3, 4]. Most transgender women prefer the terms "trans woman" or simply "woman" in daily life [4]. This refers to unconventional sexual preferences or
(self-identified as a drag queen, trans woman, and gay liberationist) and Sylvia Rivera (a Venezuelan-Puerto Rican trans woman) were at the front lines. In an era when "cross-dressing" laws (which criminalized anyone not wearing at least three articles of "gender-appropriate" clothing) were used to arrest queer people, trans bodies were the most vulnerable. When police raided the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, it was the trans community that fought back.