The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson,' publishing on May 20 from Tiny Reparations Books — author Tourmaline explores the ...

Marsha P. Johnson was a relentless advocate for gay ... Early in its existence, STAR staged a sit-in to protest New York University canceling a dance led by a gay student group, causing the ...

The loss of these spaces was palpable to Marsha and her friends. Beyond the connection provided through sex, they served to ...

Marsha P. Johnson was not well known during her life. But in death, her legacy is stamped indelibly onto the rainbow pride flag. The transgender activist was among a group of blacks who in the ...

Marsha P. Johnson, Founding Member Of The Gay Liberation Front: They call me Marsha pay it no mind Johnson. I try and pay a lot of little things that happen to me in life absolutely no mind.

Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, artist and legend of the Stonewall Uprising. Crowned in flowers, she was a smiling symbol of Pride and the dream of a better world. A bonafide New Jersey icon ...

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 ...

Marsha P. Johnson (August 24 ... While initially ruled a suicide by the NYPD, controversy and protest followed the case, eventually re-opened as a possible homicide.

Their protest also inspired my own analysis ... to protecting and defending Black transgender lives, The Marsha P. Johnson Institute. We were born out of the rage and sorrow of Ferguson.

National Park Service web pages once dedicated to figures such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera have now disappeared. Both were transgender activists and key figures in the Stonewall ...