To ask what the transgender community has given to LGBTQ+ culture is like asking what water has given to the ocean. Trans aesthetics and philosophies have become the dominant avant-garde of queer expression.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), observed annually on November 20th, is a somber pillar of LGBTQ+ culture. It is a day when the rainbow flags are lowered to half-mast to read the names of those murdered—disproportionately trans women of color. This ritual forces the broader community to confront the limits of marriage equality; you cannot celebrate "love is love" when your siblings are dying for lack of housing and safety. shemales in bondage