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11 hours ago · Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneer in the fight for transgender rights . A key figure in the 1969 Stonewall riots that were a major catalyst for the momentum of LGBTIQ+ rights around the world, Johnson was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), along with close friend Sylvia Rivera, another giant of LGBTIQ+ activism in the USA.
5 days ago · To start, the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson in Pride is interesting. The LGBTQ activist’s role in the Stonewall riots have been inaccurately defined for decades. People still believe she “threw the first brick,” but this isn’t true to history.
4 days ago · 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.
2 days ago · Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are two of the most important figures in the history of the gay rights movement in the United States, even if they have often been excluded from official accounts.
6 days ago · The law outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League...
3 days ago · The community fought back against this harassment for 3 days in the form of continuous protests and even clashes with the police, all to protect their own. Key figures in the riots included Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two transgender activists who played significant roles in mobilizing the community and as leaders of the movement.
5 days ago · The role of Marsha P. Johnson. One of the activists at the forefront of the riots was the transgender sex worker and drag queen Marsha P. Johnson, who by some accounts threw the “first brick” at the police. But even beyond the riots, she is today regarded as a pivotal figure among the LGBTQ community.
