LGBTQ+ Icon of the Month: Marsha P. Johnson
Why highlight?
If you know about the Stonewall Uprisings, eight days of protest that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, chances are you know about Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson. As an organizer and advocate, Johnson was a central figure in the 1969 rebellion. Following that fateful week in June, Johnson continued to advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, particularly poor trans femmes of color. Alongside Sylvia Rivera, she co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), an organization dedicated to sheltering houseless LGBTQ+ youth. Johnson’s impact can still be felt today, as her legacy and name are evoked in the names of LGBTQ+ organizations, by projects that collect resources for trans people, and through the work of activists that seek to end violence against Black trans femmes.
Source(s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dduj7IMKL0
https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5233558/
https://marshap.org/
https://www.them.us/story/happy-birthday-marsha-interview
https://www.them.us/story/new-statue-marsha-p-johnson-fighting-whitewashing-lgbtq-history
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