Marsha P. Johnson
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American civil rights activist
LGBT rights activist
LGBTQ+ icon
drag performer
human
transgender woman
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
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LGBT rights activist ⓘ LGBTQ+ icon ⓘ drag performer ⓘ human ⓘ transgender woman ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
HIV/AIDS patients
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homeless LGBTQ+ youth ⓘ transgender rights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gay Liberation Front
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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
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surface form:
African American
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| genderIdentity | transgender woman ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "Pay it no mind" ⓘ |
| inspired | later generations of LGBTQ+ activists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for homeless queer and trans youth
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drag performances in New York City ⓘ role in the Stonewall uprising ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of resistance and pride in LGBTQ+ history ⓘ |
| movement |
LGBT rights movement
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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
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drag queen ⓘ sex worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| 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"
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numerous biographies and articles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
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