i went to an eff meeting at a hackerspace in 2006 or 2007, and it was hacker crypto nerds, mostly fat guys with ponytails that liked X files, gaming, and 2600.. some went to 2600 meetings.
I went 10-11 years later, and half the people at the meeting were transexuals, and it was a totally different vibe.
Something happened..
I miss when tech was mostly the former. Or many just the world when these niches could exist without political activists for the omnicause.
Spoiler: it's the same people
I was around both communities before the transition happened and you're really only about 20% right.
Usually I try to refrain from snark on this platform, but I wonder what could have happened 10 or 11 years after 2006 that would lead transgender folks to start being more concerned with civil liberties and rights...