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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... -
John J. Kearns Papers
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center Date: circa 2009 Topics: Interviews, Research, Videos Subject: "PAY IT NO MIND! A Memorial Tribute to SAINT MARSHA P. JOHNSON, Hot Peaches, John J. Kearns, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera -
Julia Murray and Randy Wicker Recount Sylvia Rivera History
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 6, 2001 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Julia Murray, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Julia Murray and Randy Wicker discuss Sylvia Rivera's founding of the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries group (S.T.A.R.) alongside Marsha P. Johnson. -
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... -
Letter of Condolence to Friend of Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Lahusen, Kay Tobin Date: Mar. 9, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York Public Library, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera Description: A letter from Kay Tobin Lahusen offering condolences to a friend of Sylvia's after her death. -
Loosely About Transvestites
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: David, Sorel, GAY Magazine Date: Apr. 17, 1972 Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, Transvestites Subject: Arthur Bell, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera, Village Voice Description: This item is a clipping about a forum held by the Gay Activists Alliance, issued in GAY Magazine Vol. 3 No. 74 in April 1972. -
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...
