Those few who did found themselves overwhelmed, and quickly burned out. It hasn't been enough just to exhort trans-people to do more. We need to figure out hwo and why it's occurred. A little psychology and sociology can help explain. Turnover has always been high in our community.
People enter, are active and leave, some even a little like shooting stars.
Merely seeing it through a third medium like television, movies, or books only gives a muted impact. This leads to accepting one's identity, and seeing oneself as part of a minority- instead of as just a single dysfunctional individual. For us, we call this Gender Euphoria. One throws off fear and bursts out of the closet. One starts to go to meetings and gender-friendly places such as Gay establishments.