"I don't need the gay community to fully understand dysphoria," says Alex, a non-binary artist in Portland. "I just need them to remember that when the cops came to Stonewall, they weren't checking IDs. We threw the bricks together. We can march together now."
In response, the broader LGBTQ+ culture is facing a test of its founding principle: "An injury to one is an injury to all."
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