There is a manufactured panic about trans people in restrooms. In reality, trans people just need to pee. The greatest danger in public restrooms is to trans people themselves, who face harassment and violence.
At its best, LGBTQ culture provides the transgender community with a foundational infrastructure of belonging. The rainbow flag, historically a symbol of gay and lesbian liberation, has increasingly become a canopy under which trans rights are defended. From the Stonewall riots—where trans activists like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera were pivotal, despite later erasure—to modern Pride parades, the fight against cisheteronormativity has been intertwined. shemale self facials