The push for gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/ze) and inclusive language originated within trans and non-binary circles and has since permeated mainstream corporate and social environments.

The modern Pride parade is a negotiation between protest and party. But the reason Pride exists in June is to honor Stonewall. Every corporate float that drives down Fifth Avenue owes its existence to the trans rioters of 1969. In recent years, the and Trans Pride events have spun off from the mainstream parades, not out of separatism, but because corporate Pride often silences the radical, anti-police, pro-sex work voices of trans activists.