: Contribute to or volunteer with groups like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) or The Center.

: The community represents all racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.

Ballroom culture, famously documented in the film Paris Is Burning and celebrated in the television series Pose , served as a mutual-aid network and a competitive arena. Terms used widely today—such as "spilling tea," "throwing shade," "vogueing," and "reading"—were created by trans and queer people of color in these spaces.