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Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist [3] [4] [5] who was also a noted community worker in ...
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.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
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 ...
Hinton Battle. Actor/singer Hinton Battle, originator of the scarecrow role in Broadway's The Wiz, has passed away.He was 67 years old. The three-time Tony Award winner died on Tuesday, Jan. 30 ...
Naya Rivera's cause of death has been revealed. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday -- a day after the late 33-year-old actress' body was found at Lake Piru ...
Rivera cited the crime among the reasons to add a broad definition of gender to the New York City Human Rights Law. [27] 2001 – Fred Martinez Jr., a transgender 16-year old American from Cortez, Colorado was bludgeoned to death in June 2001 with a rock by an 18-year old man. [28]