Despite the "transgender tipping point" reported in 2014, significant hurdles remain for entertainers in 2024–2025: Mermaids' research into newspaper coverage on trans issues.
: In the mid-20th century, characters began to appear more frequently but were often portrayed through a lens of shame or confusion.
The rise of the internet—from 1990s newsgroups to modern social media—has co-constructed the transgender political and cultural movement.