The modern LGBTQ rights movement is often traced to the mid-20th century. However, early homophile organizations like the Mattachine Society (founded 1950) and the Daughters of Bilitis (1955) focused on respectability politics, emphasizing that homosexuals were “normal” men and women—not gender deviants. Transgender individuals, particularly drag performers and those who would later identify as transsexual, were often expelled from these groups for fear they would discredit the cause (Stryker, 2008).
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