Transgender soldiers in the U.S. military are facing an uncertain future under President Trump. This August, VICE spent time with Rachel Waverly, a former solider who believes her discharge was based on issues surrounding her gender identity.

Danica Roem made history on November 7, becoming the first transgender person to be elected and seated to a state legislature. VICE had exclusive access to Roem in the final hours of her campaign. The 33-year-old stepmom now represents District 13 in northern Virginia, an area that was controlled for more than two decades by Republican Bob Marshall, one of the state's most virulently anti-LGBT lawmakers.