: Many Indigenous North American cultures, such as the Zuni and Crow nations, honored individuals like We'wha and Osh-Tisch , who embodied both masculine and feminine roles and were seen as spiritual bridges.
: For over 2,000 years, the Hijra have been recognized in Hindu society as a "third gender," often believed to possess the power to bless others.
Long before contemporary labels existed, various cultures recognized and often revered people who lived outside the binary of "man" or "woman."
In the mid-20th century, the modern LGBTQ+ movement was born from the grassroots resistance of trans and gender-nonconforming people who faced intense police harassment.