The "T" is part of LGBTQ+ because trans people face similar forms of oppression: discrimination, violence, family rejection, and legal inequality based on the enforcement of rigid gender and sexuality norms. The fight against heterosexism (the assumption that heterosexuality is the only norm) is linked to the fight against cisnormativity (the assumption that being cisgender is the only norm).

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The "T" is part of LGBTQ+ because trans people face similar forms of oppression: discrimination, violence, family rejection, and legal inequality based on the enforcement of rigid gender and sexuality norms. The fight against heterosexism (the assumption that heterosexuality is the only norm) is linked to the fight against cisnormativity (the assumption that being cisgender is the only norm).