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U.S. -- Just over 50 years ago, the Pride movement erupted outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City, with black transgender women like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera helping to lead the ...

Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, a prostitute, a drag performer and, for nearly three decades, a fixture of street life in Greenwich Village. She was a central figure in a gay liberation movement ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No quote encapsulates Marsha P. Johnson more than “Pay It No Mind.” After all, that’s what she said her ...

Marsha P. Johnson was known for her lighthearted and humorous approach to activism. A joyous spirit, she dreamed of the day when queer people would be allowed to live and love freely. The drag queen ...

Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue during the Pride March in New York City on June 27, 1982. Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue ...

The 1969 Stonewall Uprising was a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and the protests at the Manhattan gay bar following a police raid were largely led by trans and queer people of color.

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Marsha P. Johnson was bold, fearless, kind and complicated. A key activist in Stonewall, the Black trans drag artist also founded STAR to care for trans people, and was an enigma that anybody who met ...