Although it appeared a few weeks ago, this important piece of LGBT history as reported by TransGriot’s Monica Roberts is endemic of a discriminatory system. As we argue for rights to marriage in California, we need to remember that many of our LGBT peers have weightier and more deeply institutionalized issues. This article is of note not just to the transgender or queer person of color community, but to everyone who is fight in the civil rights struggle. We risk splintering off even more if we do not give proper recognition to those who came before, so please read this article and contemplate the impact each of us make.