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  1. 10 Gay Activists Are Seized in City Hall

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ranzal, Edward
    Date: May 1, 1973
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, City councils, Gay rights, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ discrimination
    Subject: Aileen B. Ryan, Bruce Voeller, Gay Activist Alliance, Sanford D. Garelik, Sylvia Rivera, Thomas J. Cuite
    Description: Newspaper article in The New York Times about the arrests of 10 members of the Gay Activist Alliance who were protesting the defeat of the gay rights bill in City Council. Sylvia Rivera is mentione...

  2. 1995 Xmas Letter

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 23, 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Gay pride, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: AIDS Memorial Candlelight Parade, Bob Hooker, Christopher Street Festival, Cocoa Rodriguez, Edward Lacey, Marsha P. Johnson, Mothers March Against AIDS, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: The handwritten draft of the 1995 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, including obituary note...

  3. 1996 Xmas Letter

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 25, 1996
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Gay men, LGBTQ+ unhoused youth, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Ivan Valentin, Jack Nichols, Mother's March Against AIDS, Norma Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1996 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. In this letter...

  4. A Collage of Six Polaroids of Melissa Posing with Friends

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Mexicans, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Melissa, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A collage of six polaroids. In each, Melissa poses with a different friend at Randy Wicker's store, Uplift Lighting. The names of the people pictured are visible in black marker on four of the pola...

  5. A Letter from John Kearns to Professor Martin Duberman

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J.
    Date: Apr. 24, 1999
    Topics: LGBTQ+ books, Research, Transgender history
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Duberman, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A Letter from John Kearns, a doctoral student, asking Professor Martin Duberman for guidance regarding research he would like to conduct about Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and STAR.

  6. A Letter from John Kearns to Sylvia Rivera

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Research, Transgender history
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A letter from John Kearns to Sylvia Rivera following up on an earlier conversation in which Sylvia Rivera agreed to help Kearns in his research related to Marsha P. Johnson, STAR, and herself.

  7. A Nighttime Photograph of Protestors Talking as Sylvia Rivera Holds a Sign in the Background

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: Sep. 14, 1970
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration
    Description: Black and white photograph of many protestors at Weinstein Hall Demonstration. Sylvia Rivera holds sign and looks onto a group of protestors conversing.

  8. A Photograph Featuring Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and other Gay Liberation Front Members Holding Up Their Fists at New York City Hall

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to circa 1972
    Topics: Gay rights, Lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph featuring Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and other Gay Liberation Front Members holding up their fists at New York City Hall.

  9. A Photograph of a Poster and Flowers for Sylvia Rivera at Her Memorial Site

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of a poster and flowers at Sylvia Rivera’s memorial site. The poster is a picture of Sylvia holding her arms up, and reads “Sylvia Rivera We Loved You 1951-2002.” There are yellow pape...

  10. A Photograph of Demonstrators at New York City Hall Featuring Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to circa 1972
    Topics: Gay rights, Lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of the Gay Liberation Movement at New York City Hall featuring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

  11. A Photograph of Gay Liberation Front Demonstrating at New York City Hall

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to circa 1972
    Topics: Gay rights, Lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transgender people
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of the Gay Liberation Front demonstrating at New York City Hall featuring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

  12. A Photograph of Gay Liberation Front Members at New York City Hall Featuring Marsha P. Jonhson and Sylvia Rivera

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to circa 1972
    Topics: Gay rights, Lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of the Gay Liberation Front a New York City Hall. This photo includes Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

  13. A Photograph of Gay Liberation Front Members Hugging Wearing Shirts that Spell Out "GAY POWER" Featuring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to circa 1972
    Topics: Gay rights, Lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of Gay Liberation Front members hugging. Members have letters on their shirt that spell out "GAY POWER." This photo features Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

  14. A Photograph of Someone Putting Up a Poster for Sylvia Rivera at Her Memorial Site

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of an unknown person putting up a poster for Sylvia Rivera at her memorial site. The poster includes two printed photographs of Sylvia Rivera and two papers with text including “RIP Sy...

  15. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at a 1971 Demonstration in Albany

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: Mar. 14, 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites for Gay Power, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph Sylvia Rivera (right) and Lee Brewster (left) at the March 14th, 1971 demonstration in Albany, New York.