Hmm, this sounds familiar. I may check it out! I've since gotten two other LTBTQIA+ recommendations:
* Redfern Jon Barrett’s Proud Pink Sky - alternative history where Nazis came to power in early 1930s and trans people rose up against them. (Reviewed here: https://interzone.digital/a-review-of-proud-pink-sky-and-world-running-down/ by http://delagar.blogspot.com/2023/03/reviews-of-proud-pink-sky-and-world.html)
* Al Hess’s World Running Down (Angry Robot, 2023) - Friends take on job to get visas into future Salt Lake City, also, a robot and trans person find love. (Reviewed here: https://interzone.digital/a-review-of-proud-pink-sky-and-world-running-down/ by http://delagar.blogspot.com/2023/03/reviews-of-proud-pink-sky-and-world.html)