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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.
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,...
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.
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.
Marsha P. Johnson, a self-identified drag queen and a prominent gay liberation activist, is one of the most well-known participants in the Stonewall uprising. After Stonewall, her activism continued—she joined the Gay Liberation Front, ACT UP, and cofounded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) with Sylvia Rivera .
Jun 13, 2019 · Two transgender women of color, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, were said to have resisted arrest and thrown the first bottle (or brick or stone) at the cops, respectively.
Jun 23, 2022 · Explore the history of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson.
Marsha P. Johnson was celebrating her 25th birthday at Stonewall during the early morning hours of June 28th, 1969 when the police began a raid of Stonewall under the guise of busting the establishment for selling liquor
Marsha P. Johnson, an African-American street queen, recalled arriving at the bar around "2:00 [am]", and that at that point the riots were well underway, with the building in flames.
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