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Victory!

Rescinded Suicide Ruling in Marsha P. Johnson's Death

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This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to violence against and deaths of transgender people.

This item is a flyer created by the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project sharing the news that the NYC police department and medical examiner rescinded the suicide ruling in Marsha P. Johnson's death. The items provides information about community members campaigning for this reconsideration and the current state of the police investigation. At the end, it also mentions two other similar deaths.

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Identifier
7h149q25p
Collection
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
Institution
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Creator(s)
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
Dates Covered
circa 1992
Genre
Leaflets
Subject(s)
Andy Warhol
Hot Peaches
Marsha P. Johnson
Randy Wicker
Stonewall
Tom Duane
Places
New York
Topic(s)
Black transgender people
Drag queens
LGBTQ+ death and dying
QTPOC
Sex workers
Transfeminine people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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