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Intro 475: We Swung and Missed. Next?
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Skir, Leo, GAY Magazine Date: Jun. 4, 1973 Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transgender people Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Intro 475, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Intro 475: We Swung and Missed. Next? by Leo Skir published in GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 103. This article is about a protest put on by GAA to getting intro 475, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera a... -
It's Spring! Who Do I Hate?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Russo, Vito A., GAY Magazine Date: Jun. 4, 1973 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Pride March, Sylvia Rivera Description: "It's Spring! Who Do I Hate?" by Vito A. Russo was published in "GAY Magazine" Vol. 4 No. 103. The article discusses the Gay Pride March and mentions Sylvia Rivera. -
Jackson Reddy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Reddy, Jackson Date: May 29, 2019 Topics: AIDS activists, Alcoholism, Anti-transgender violence, Artists, Black people, Buddhism, Childhood, Comedians, Coming out, Education, Family members, Fathers, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, Hormones, Internalized homophobia, Media, Music, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Sexual abuse, Transgender community, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Writers Subject: Black Trans TV, Malcolm X, Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Shayna Matteski, Soka Gakkai International, Sylvia Rivera Description: Jackson Reddy reflects on their family dynamics and how these relationships shaped their growth. They also touch upon the role of trauma and the process of healing, especially in terms of self-care... -
Kristen Lovell Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lovell, Kristen Date: Apr. 4, 2019 Topics: Actors, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Cocaine, Drag, Drag queens, Gay and lesbian youth, Health care, Homeless people, Jews, LGBTI community, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Women, Writers Subject: Amanda Milan, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Fenced Out, Iris House, James Street Hotel, March of Dimes, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Rites of Passage, Stonewall mobile, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Trans Empowerment Group, Two Potatoes Description: Kristen Lovell discusses her time working "the stroll," in the West Village in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She recounts the community, conflict and challenges faced by fellow sex workers, inclu... -
Loosely About Women
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: David, Sorel, GAY Magazine Date: Mar. 29, 1971 Topics: Gay political groups, Lesbian political groups, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ movement Subject: Daughters of Bilitis, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: "Loosely About Women" published GAY Magazine Vol. 2 No. 47. This article is about different political activist groups at the time and the decline of activism. -
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in Crowd at New York City Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: circa 1969 to 1972 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson are featured in the back left of the crowd at the Gay Liberation Front demonstration at New York City Hall, circa 1969-1972. -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March, 1986
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1986 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at a pride event in New York City in 1986. -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March, 1989
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1989 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera Description: A picture of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera wearing Stonewall sashes at a pride event in New York City in 1989. The photograph was taken around Madison Square Park. -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at the Pride March, 1973
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Apr. 24, 1973 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Latino/a/x transgender people, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Pride, Sylvia Rivera Description: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera (background) at the fourth annual Pride march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson and Rivera were prominent figures during the riots, and influential ... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in a Crowd During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Kate Millet, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of a crowd at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, where Kate Millett is speaking. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are among those in the crowd. Two individuals ar... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Walking at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera Description: A black and white picture of the St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration. Marsha P. Johnson is walking with demonstrators while Sylvia Rivera stands to the right. The date range that this photo was t... -
Marsha P. Johnson Interview with Jim Kepner
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Kepner, Jim, Johnson, Marsha P. Date: Jan. 9, 1988 Topics: AIDS death and dying, AIDS memorial quilts, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay movement, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Mental health, Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Sex work, Transfeminine people, Transphobia, Transvestites Subject: ACT UP, Angela Davis, Ed Murphy, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A video interview with Marsha P. Johnson conducted by Jim Kepner at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, CA on January 9, 1988. Topics they discuss include Marsha’s participati... -
Massive Crowds March Through New York City
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Nichols, Jack Date: Unknown Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, Stonewall riots Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Gay Men's Chorus, Lavendar Light: The Black and People of All Colors Lesbian and Gay Gospel Choir, Mother's March Against AIDS, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Rebellion, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera Description: An article published on the Gay Today website in which the author, Jack Nichols, shares his personal account of traveling to New York to attend the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Stonewall Upr... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ Date: Dec. 16, 2017 Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Catholic Church, Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Misogyny, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Normalization, Passing (Gender), Police, Sex work, Sissies, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans men, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Women's movement Subject: Ashley, Christine Jorgensen, Cookie, Evelyn, Frank Smith, Grandma Cerils, Helen, Judy Garland, Kitty, Madison Society, Major!, Marcus Arana, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Miss Major, Monica, Natalie Wood, National Lawyers Guild, Puppy, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Interview with Miss Major Griffin-Gracy conducted by Mason Funk August 27, 2016 at the apartment she shared with her son in Oakland. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was one of a group of transgender women...
