Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson, two trans women of colour, were both instrumental in getting gay liberation, together they then founded STAR, which aimed to get fair treatment and acknowledgement for transgender people.
Marsha P. Johnson, born and also known as Malcolm Michaels Jr., was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, Johnson was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.
Sylvia Rivera was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist who was also a noted community worker in New York. Rivera, who identified as a drag queen, participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front.
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR 1970-73) was a gay, gender non-conforming and transgender street activist organization founded in 1970 by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, subculturally-famous New York City drag queens of color.
https://www.nswp.org/timeline/event/street-transvestite-action-revolutionaries-found-star-house
https://womenshistory.si.edu/herstory/object/sylvia-rivera
https://marshap.org/about-mpji/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52981395.amp
Watch The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, 2017 Documentary to learn more.
Please add this detail on first page after Brenda Howard as they were key figures in first Pride march organisation.
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