As some gay and lesbian activists push for total assimilation into heterosexual institutions (marriage, military, corporate sponsorships), the transgender community often serves as the conscience of the movement. Trans people cannot easily assimilate because their very bodies are politicized. They remind LGBTQ culture that the goal was never to be "just like straight people," but to be free.
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A particularly complex area involves cis lesbians who feel that transmasculine people (FTM) "abandoning womanhood" is a betrayal of lesbian culture, versus trans men who identify as straight post-transition. Meanwhile, trans-inclusive radical feminists (TIRFs) and TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) have created a deep schism, most famously with figures like J.K. Rowling. Many lesbian spaces have become battlegrounds over whether "female-only" means cis female or includes trans women. As some gay and lesbian activists push for