trans activists are now being given the credit for leading the gay-rights movement.
Well, years ago, nobody said “LGBT” or “LGBTQ” the way they do now. Years ago, people said “gays and lesbians” in references to homosexuals. Somewhere along the way, transgenders were added to the mix. I don’t remember when that happened, but now, nobody in the media ever says just “gays and lesbians” anymore. They always say “LGBT” or “LGBTQ” or even “LGBTQ+”.
For whatever reason, transsexuals were grafted onto the whole “gay” rights movement.