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Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) ... As well, recalling her life as a child on the streets, she remained a passionate advocate for queer youth. MCC ...
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) was a gay, gender non-conforming, and transvestite street activist organization founded in 1970 by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, [1] subculturally-famous New York City drag queens of color.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is a 2017 American documentary film directed by David France.It chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.
Johnson was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and co-founded the radical activist group Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), alongside close friend Sylvia Rivera. [12] Popular in New York's gay community , Johnson was also active in the city's art scene, modeling for Andy Warhol and appearing onstage with the ...
Transgender activists planned the sculpture following unrealized plans for an official sculpture of Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in 2019. [8] [9] It is the city's first statue of a transgender person and the eighth statue of a woman among New York City's 800 park monuments.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with ...
Happy Birthday, Marsha! is a 2017 fictional short film that imagines the gay and transgender rights pioneers Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in the hours that led up to the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. [2] The film stars Mya Taylor as Johnson and Eve Lindley as Rivera. [3] It was written, directed, and produced by Tourmaline and ...
Members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) UK, at England's first Gay Pride, 1972 in London. Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was the name of several gay liberation groups, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969, immediately after the Stonewall riots. [1]