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May 29, 2024 · LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson was a key figure in the 1969 Stonewall riots and worked to support homeless transgender youth.
The raid on Stonewall galvanized the gay rights movement. The first Gay Pride Parade took place in 1970 and a series of gay rights groups—including the Gay Liberation Front, a more radical organization, and the Gay Activist Alliance, a more moderate and focused spin-off group—emerged.
The SNM is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history, and the wall's unveiling was timed to take place during the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. On June 30, 2020, Google celebrated Marsha P. Johnson with a Google Doodle.
Mar 28, 2019 · Marsha P. Johnson was an outspoken advocate for gay rights during the 1960s. She was also a prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising.
Jun 27, 2019 · Johnson played a key role in the uprising that began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village after police raided the gay bar and patrons fought back. Protests...
May 31, 2017 · Two transgender women of color, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera (far left) were said to have resisted arrest and were among those who threw bottles (or bricks or stones) at the police.
Jun 26, 2020 · Marsha P, Johnson was at The Stonewall Inn on the first night of the riots. Many eyewitnesses have identified her as one of the main instigators of the uprising. Born Malcolm Michaels,...
