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Jun 25, 2015 · Two often-forgotten people who made an impact that night were transgender women of color: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Marsha P. Johnson. Mic/YouTube. While the raid and the riot that...
- Jamilah King
Johnson was one of the first drag queens to go to the Stonewall Inn after the establishment began taking business from women and drag queens; it was previously a bar only for gay men. On the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the Stonewall uprising occurred.
- Malcolm Michaels Jr., August 24, 1945, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
- July 6, 1992 (aged 46), New York City, U.S.
Johnson’s life changed when she found herself engaging with the resistance at The Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969. In the early morning hours, police raided the bar and began arresting the patrons, most of whom were gay men.
Jun 23, 2022 · This month comes on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson. These 1969 riots are largely credited...
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Jun 12, 2019 · Retropolis. The transgender women at Stonewall were pushed out of the gay rights movement. Now they are getting a statue in New York. The monument honoring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera...
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Dec 14, 2017 · Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ rights activist. She is credited for being an instigator in the Stonewall riots. Updated: Sep 9, 2022
Jun 27, 2019 · CNN — Marsha P. Johnson stood at the center of New York City’s gay liberation movement for nearly 25 years. But LGBTQ rights weren’t her only cause. She was on the front lines of protests against...
