Also how were transgender people persecuted, exactly? When was transition ever illegal? His only evidence seems to be that gays didn't center him enough.

And what "rights" is she still fighting for? The fact is that most of the political victories won by gays and lesbians directly or indirectly benefited trans people, too, like overturning sodomy laws (not mentioned here). And same-sex marriage meant that whatever your sex was, it no longer mattered. Oh, but we can't be given credit for that. We're just the mean, old oppressors who reduced her to robbing hotel safes to make a living.

But the whole thing is pretty much a vague fluff piece to create another trans Saint.

Who’s gonna let me own property?

Uh, maybe the county office of deeds and records?

And she acts like someone is going to come break down her door and arrest her at any moment, which is not going to happen.

Back in the 80s and 90s, I knew gay men who donated tens of thousands of dollars to keep the lights on in gay and lesbian and HIV/AIDS resource centers. None of them, as far as I know, are going around demanding credit for it. They didn't say a word about it then and never have.