Sylvia Rivera

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Sylvia Rivera was a pioneering Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American transgender activist and key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, known for her role in the Stonewall uprising and advocacy for marginalized queer and trans people.

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Sylvia Rae Rivera 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf LGBT rights activist
Latina activist
human
transgender rights activist
advocatedFor drag queens
gender-nonconforming people
homeless LGBTQ+ youth
transgender people
alsoKnownAs Sylvia Rivera
surface form: Sylvia Rae Rivera
associatedWithEvent Stonewall riots
associatedWithPlace Greenwich Village
birthName Ray Rivera
causeOfDeath liver cancer
coFounderOf STAR
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
coFounderWith Marsha P. Johnson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1951-07-02
dateOfDeath 2002-02-19
ethnicity Puerto Rican
Venezuelan
foundedForPurpose supporting homeless queer and trans youth
fullName Sylvia Rivera self-link
genderIdentity transgender woman
hasMemorial Sylvia Rivera Law Project
heritage Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American
honoredBy naming of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project
influenced contemporary trans rights movements
legacy icon of transgender liberation
symbol of intersectional queer activism
movement LGBTQ+ rights movement
LGBT rights movement
surface form: gay liberation movement

transgender rights movement
notableFor advocacy for homeless queer and trans youth
advocacy for incarcerated LGBTQ+ people
participation in the Stonewall uprising
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
politicalActivity advocacy for inclusion of trans people in gay rights legislation
campaigning for anti-discrimination protections
campaigning for homeless rights
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic
sexualOrientation queer
spokeAt Pride Parade
surface form: Christopher Street Liberation Day Rally
yearOfNotableSpeech 1973

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Sylvia notableBearer Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera fullName Sylvia Rivera self-link
Sylvia Rivera alsoKnownAs Sylvia Rivera
this entity surface form: Sylvia Rae Rivera