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  1. 1985 Season's Greetings 1986

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, David Combs, Ed Koch, Malú, Marsha P. Johnson, People with AIDS Coalition, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: The 1986 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. The author exp...
  2. 1993 Xmas Letter and George Flimlin Memorial

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Birthday cakes, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, David Combs, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, The Anvil, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language.
  3. 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...
  4. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at an Outdoor Gathering

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A black-and-white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at an outdoor gathering. Marsha and Sylvia are dressed in warm clothing, standing in front of a crowd of others. Treetops are vis...
  5. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Others Holding Posters of Marsha P. Johnson

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, David Combs, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A Polaroid of Sylvia Rivera holding a poster with an image of Marsha P. Johnson. She's wearing a white t-shirt and a white hat. She's standing with others who are also holding Marsha P. Johnson pos...
  6. A Story to Remember

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: This item is an essay with edits written by Randy Wicker about the evolution of his relationship with Sylvia Rivera.
  7. How To Tell a Lesbian from a Drag Queen at 40 Paces

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Henry, Nancy
    Date: Jan. 18, 1986
    Topics: Drag queens, Hair removal, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transitioning status
    Subject: Gay Community News, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A humorous article dictating how to identify a drag queen, heavily reliant on stereotypes. Originally published on page 7 of volume 13, number 26 of Gay Community News.
  8. Interview with Frank Constantino, Part I

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J., Constantino, Frank
    Date: Mar. 16, 2002
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people with alcohol use disorders, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender political activists, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Disney World, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: An interview with Frank Constantino, Sylvia Rivera's long-time former partner. Constantino talks about their relationship and Rivera's life when they were together. (Part II can be accessed using t...
  9. Interview with Marie Bobby Miller

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Miller, Marie Bobby, Kearns, John J.
    Date: Mar. 9, 2002
    Topics: Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: An interview with Marie Bobby Miller about Marsha Johnson’s early days on the street panhandling, interest in Easter. The interviewer reads his poem “Marsha P. Johnson March.”
  10. Julia Murray and Randy Wicker Discuss Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 6, 2001
    Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Julia Murray, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to suicide.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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...
  15. 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...