Marsha P. Johnson

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Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneering Black transgender activist and drag performer who played a key role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, including the Stonewall uprising and the founding of early trans advocacy organizations.

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instanceOf American civil rights activist
LGBT rights activist
LGBTQ+ icon
drag performer
human
transgender woman
activeIn New York City NERFINISHED
advocatedFor HIV/AIDS patients
homeless LGBTQ+ youth
transgender rights
associatedWith Gay Liberation Front NERFINISHED
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries NERFINISHED
Sylvia Rivera NERFINISHED
birthName Malcolm Michaels Jr. NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath drowning
coFounded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries NERFINISHED
coFounderWith Sylvia Rivera NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-08-24
dateOfDeath 1992-07-06
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
genderIdentity transgender woman
hasMotto "Pay it no mind"
inspired later generations of LGBTQ+ activists
knownFor advocacy for homeless queer and trans youth
drag performances in New York City
role in the Stonewall uprising
legacy symbol of resistance and pride in LGBTQ+ history
movement LGBT rights movement
gay liberation movement NERFINISHED
transgender rights movement
name Marsha P. Johnson NERFINISHED
nickname Marsha NERFINISHED
notableWork co-founding Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
occupation activist
drag queen
sex worker
placeOfBirth Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
race Black
religion Christianity
residence Greenwich Village, New York City NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sexualOrientation queer
subjectOf documentary film "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson" NERFINISHED
numerous biographies and articles
timePeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s

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Sylvia Rivera coFounderWith Marsha P. Johnson