#Repost @ukclgbt ・・・ Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBT+ rights activist. She spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically murdered in 1992 at the age of 46. (Biography.com) The everlasting impact of the Stonewall riots can be seen at modern Pride festivals across the world, where LGBT+ people of all races are united in their self expression and pride – the freedom we have is because of people like Marsha’s struggle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We celebrate her life and legacy ?? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Black History Month! ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#Repost @ukclgbt ・・・ Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBT+ rights activist. She spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically murdered in 1992 at the age of 46. (Biography.com) The everlasting impact of the Stonewall riots can be seen at modern Pride festivals across the world, where LGBT+ people of all races are united in their self expression and pride – the freedom we have is because of people like Marsha’s struggle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We celebrate her life and legacy ?? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Black History Month! ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#Repost @ukclgbt ・・・ Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBT+ rights activist. She spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically murdered in 1992 at the age of 46. (Biography.com) The everlasting impact of the Stonewall riots can be seen at modern Pride festivals across the world, where LGBT+ people of all races are united in their self expression and pride – the freedom we have is because of people like Marsha’s struggle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We celebrate her life and legacy ?? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Black History Month! ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBT+ rights activist. She spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically murdered in 1992 at the age of 46. (Biography.com) The everlasting impact of the Stonewall riots can be seen at modern Pride festivals across the world, where LGBT+ people of all races are united in their self expression and pride – the freedom we have is because of people like Marsha’s struggle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We celebrate her life and legacy ??
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Happy Black History Month! ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀