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Pride Parade Letter from Peter Dvarackas to Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dvarackas, Peter Date: Jul. 6, 1987 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Harvey Fierstein, Hell Fire, Man Hole, Marsha P. Johnson, Peter Dvarackas, Randy Wicker, Rev. John McNeill, Sybil Bruncheon Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic language. -
Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the Hot Peaches and hosted by Marsha P. Johnson. -
Protestors March at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera Description: A black and white photograph of protestors walking down street With Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. One protestor holds sign up saying, "God is gay." The date range that these photographs wer... -
Queer Nation "Justice for Marsha"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Queer Nation Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is a leaflet created by Queer Nation announcing a demonstration on July 19, 1992 for Marsha P. Johnson to make demands to the police to change the suicide death classification of Marsha's... -
Re: The Cabdriver Who Shot Marsha
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Unknown Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A description of Marsha P. Johnson being shot by the driver of a cab in the 1970s written by Randy Wicker. Wicker notes that incidents like these point to the possibility that foul play was a facto... -
Sad News
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kohler, Bob Date: Feb. 19, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Randy Wicker, Stonewall Inn, Sylvia Rivera Description: An email informing Randy Wicker of Sylvia Rivera's death. -
Season's Greetings 1984
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1984 Topics: Black transgender people, Burlesque (Theater), Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, New Year, QTPOC, Roommates, Sex work, Transfeminine people Subject: David Combs, George Flimlin, Jack Nichols, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Toy, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting Description: The 1984 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. This issue inc... -
Season's Greetings 1998
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Dec. 26, 1998 Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Mexicans, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Ashok Kavi, Cloning, Cocoa Rodriguez, Melissa, Stonewall Veterans' Association, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: The 1998 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life, including cloning advocacy and his mother's move to Arizona. -
St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration Contact Sheet
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera Description: A film contact sheet containing 30 photos from the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration. Some of the photos feature Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. The date range that this contact sheet was ... -
St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstrators March with Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: A black and white photograph of demonstrators at St. Patrick's Cathedral standing on the street with Marsha P. Johnson in the background. One demonstrator holds a sign that says, "Everyone is Gay."... -
St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstrators March with Sylvia Rivera Holding Sign
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera Description: A black and white photograph From St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration. Marsha P. Johnson stands in the back while Sylvia holds a sign on the right, and someone is walking down the street holding ... -
S.T.A.R Open House Cake Sale Flyer
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Date: circa 1970 Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transgender community Subject: Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A poster for a "Open House Cake Sale" run by S.T.A.R on March 20th. -
Still Here: Sylvia, Who Survived Stonewall, Time and the River
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Kaufman, Michael T. Date: May 24, 1995 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ suicide, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, LGBTQ+ youth, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Red ribbons (AIDS), Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans women, Transvestites Subject: Bellevue Hospital, Center for Gay and Lesbian Studies at CUNY Graduate Center, Hudson River, Marsha P. Johnson, St. Joseph's Hospital, Sylvia Rivera Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. -
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries Manifesto
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Date: circa 1970 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Gender expression, Gender roles, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Police harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transgender community, Transgender rights Subject: Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A manifesto created by Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. -
Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1973
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 24, 1973 Topics: Activists, Demonstrations, Latino/a/x transgender people, Transgender people, Transvestites Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and members of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) at the 1973 CSLD march. -
Street Transvestites on the Air
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Skir, Leo, GAY Magazine Date: Aug. 30, 1971 Topics: Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Puerto Rican women, Sex work, Trans women, Transsexual people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Liberation Front, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 97 which describes an interview with Sylvia Rivera and others about their lives. Sylvia talks about housing, hormones, sex, and her activist inv... -
Suspicious Death of Transvestite
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Feinberg, Leslie Date: Jul. 24, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay liberation, LGBTQ+ death notices, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Marsha P. Johnson, Queens Liberation Front, Stonewall Rebellion, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: This item is a clipping from Seattle Gay News issued in July 1992 about Marsha P. Johnson's death earlier that month. The clipping describes how Marsha died, who she was and what she did while she ... -
Sylvia Rivera, 50, Figure in Birth of the Gay Liberation
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dunlap, David W. Date: Feb. 20, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Obituary for Sylvia Rivera published in the New York Times. -
Sylvia Rivera Alongside Gay Rights Demonstrators with Signs
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera Description: Two black and white photographs of protestors gathered at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. People are holding signs that say "Gay Liberation Front Women" and "Revolutionary Love." Sy... -
Sylvia Rivera and Arthur Bell at Gay Liberation Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1970 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Transgender people Subject: Arthur Bell, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera holding a sign that reads "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" and Arthur Bell protesting at a gay liberation demonstration at New York University in 1970. -
Sylvia Rivera and Bebe Scarpi at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people Subject: Bebe Scarpi, Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Bebe Scarpi clapping during the 1970 Weinstein Hall Demonstration. -
Sylvia Rivera and Gay Liberation Front Demonstrators at City Hall, New York
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1969 to 1972 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A photo of demonstrators outside City Hall. Sylvia Rivera is in the center of the frame, looking down. -
Sylvia Rivera and Jose Gutierrez at the 25th Anniversary of Stonewall
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Jose Gutierrez Archives Creator: Date: 1994 Topics: Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people Subject: Jose Gutierrez, Sylvia Rivera Description: Sylvia Rivera and Jose Gutierrez pose for a photo at the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (1994). -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Three black and white photographs of Sylvia and Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among a crowd at a gay rights protest in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We Try... -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster Marching Down Sidewalk with Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster among other protestors at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. They are marching down the sidewalk while linking arms. and Lee is holdi... -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster on Steps at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among others on a set of steps at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We T... -
Sylvia Rivera at ACT-UP March, 1994
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 26, 1994 Topics: AIDS activists, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: ACT UP, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera in a yellow dress at an ACT-UP march in Union Square Park in 1994. -
Sylvia Rivera at Kate Millet's Speech at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Kate Millet, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of a speaker at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Sylvia Rivera is in the background holding her arm up and sign saying "Street Transvestite Action Revolution." -
Sylvia Rivera at Kate Millett Speaking During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Kate Millet, Mattachine Society, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Seven black and white photographs of a demonstration in Albany, New York featuring speaker Kate Millett. Many people are holding signs, including Sylvia Rivera who is holding a sign with another pe... -
Sylvia Rivera at New York City Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: circa 1969 to 1972 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Photographs featuring Sylvia Rivera participating in a Gay Liberation Front demonstration in front of New York City Hall, circa 1969-1972. March P. Johnson can be seen in a similar photo in "Relate... -
Sylvia Rivera at the 25th Anniversary of Stonewall
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Sylvia Rivera Community Memorial Event Flyer
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA), Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: This flyer is for Sylvia Rivera's community memorial event held on April 25, 2002. The flyer features a blurb about Sylvia at the top, information about event logistics in the middle, and a quote f... -
Sylvia Rivera Community Memorial Event Program
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: AIDS Education Coalition, Judson Memorial Church, LGBT Community Services Center, Radical Faries, Sylvia Rivera Description: A program from a community memorial event for Sylvia Rivera -
Sylvia Rivera Holding a STAR Sign at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: St. Patrick's Cathedral, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Nine black and white photographs from the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration featuring Sylvia Rivera and another individual holding a sign in front of the cathedral that states "Street Transvest... -
Sylvia Rivera holding banner at Christopher Street Liberation Day parade, 1983
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 26, 1983 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender activism, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York City Pride, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera standing in front of the Stonewall Inn holding a banner at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1983. The banner reads: "And God Created He and She But He Al... -
Sylvia Rivera Holding Gay Power Sign at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of Sylvia Rivera at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. She is holding a sign that says "Gay Power." -
Sylvia Rivera Holding Magazine During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera, The Empty Closet Description: A color photograph of Sylvia Rivera among a crowd at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. She is holding an issue of The Empty Closet magazine in one hand and a sign in the other hand. -
Sylvia Rivera Holds "Power to the People" Sign at Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: A black and white photo of Sylvia Rivera protesting at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration with other demonstrators. She is holding a sign that states "Power to the People." -
Sylvia Rivera Holds Sign With Protesters Against Brick Wall
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Sylvia Rivera and fellow protesters hold signs with pro-gay messages at the Weinstein Hall demonstration. -
Sylvia Rivera: In Life and Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Feb. 19, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Julia Murray, Metropolitan Community Church, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Content warning: this item contains homophobic language. -
Sylvia Rivera Linking Arms at New York University Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Sylvia Rivera linking arms with other protesters at the New York University Weinstein Hall Demonstration in 1970. -
Sylvia Rivera Lounging
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Sylvia Rivera Marching at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 to 1975 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera Description: A black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera holding a sign saying, "Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries." Another person in front of her holds a sign saying, "The Church is the Real Perve... -
Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and Gay Liberation Front Demonstrators at City Hall in New York
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1969 to 1972 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson walking near the front of a group of demonstrators outside of City Hall in New York. -
Sylvia Rivera Memorial Notes
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Feb. 26, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Bob Kohler, David Carter, Jack Nichols, Julia Murray, Marsha P. Johnson, Metropolitan Community Church, Norma Michaels, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera Description: An email containing a summary of Sylvia Rivera's memorial service and a short reflection on the sender's relationship with Sylvia. -
Sylvia Rivera On Steps with Gay Rights Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Mattachine Society, Sylvia Rivera Description: Two black and white photographs of a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Sylvia Rivera stands with other demonstrators, who holds signs saying, "Mattachine Buffalo Gay is Good," "Free Gay... -
Sylvia Rivera Smiling at the Camera During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of Sylvia Rivera smiling at the camera during a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Two others stand to her right, one of them also turning to face the camera. -
Sylvia Rivera Stands Listening with Group of Protestors at Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: Black and white photographs of Sylvia Rivera gathered at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration at night time. -
Sylvia Rivera Takes Randy Wicker on a Tour of a Gay Homeless Camp in the West Village
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1995 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV-positive people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people with alcohol use disorders, LGBTQ+ suicide, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Terminal care (AIDS), Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Frank Constantino, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide attempts and ideation. -
Sylvia Rivera Walking During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of a line of protestors at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, one of whom is Sylvia Rivera. She is holding a sign that says "Street Transvestites for Gay Power." Ano... -
Sylvia Rivera Walking with the Gay Liberation Front
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: circa 1969 to 1972 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera Description: A collection of photos of Gay Liberation Front demonstrators — including Sylvia Rivera (third from right) — walking down the street, circa 1969-1972. -
Sylvia Rivera with Gay Liberation Front Demonstrators Holding a Banner at City Hall, New York
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1969 to 1972 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photo of demonstrators outside New York City Hall. Sylvia Rivera is among them, and behind her are two individuals holding a banner that reads "Gay Liberation Front Women." -
Sylvia Rivera with "Gay Power Now" Sign at Gay Liberation Front Demonstration at City Hall, New York
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1969 to 1972 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A photo of Sylvia Rivera at a Gay Liberation Front demonstration. She is standing outside New York City Hall and holding a sign that reads "Gay Power Now" and wearing a dark button down shirt. -
Sylvia Rivera with Large Group of Gay Rights Demonstrators Holding Signs
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Mattachine Society, Sylvia Rivera Description: Black and white photograph of a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, featuring Sylvia Rivera in the background. Two people are holding a sign that says "Mattachine Buffalo Gay is Good," an... -
Sylvia Rivera with Protestors at NYU Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera and protestors holding pro-gay signs at Weinstein Hall. -
Sylvia Rivera with Protestors on Steps at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: Black and white photograph of protestors on steps during a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Sylvia Rivera is pictured to the left of the protestors raising their fists. A few demonstra... -
The Case of Marsha's Death: Mystery on the Waterfront
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Solnik, Claude Date: Jul. 15, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Gay Liberation Front, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Rebellion, Uplift Lighting Description: Clippings of an article from The New Villager in which the author speculates about the cause of Marsha P. Johnson's death. -
'The Heat'
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Christopher, James Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A brief review of a Hot Peaches retrospective with a photo of Marsha P. Johnson. -
"The Love of God Enfolds Me"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Family members of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is a memorial service program for Marsha P. Johnson held July 14, 1992 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The program includes her obituary, the order of service, several prayers, and acknowledgem... -
The Marsha P. Johnson March
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Miller, Bobby Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A collage featuring a poem about Marsha P. Johnson and a photograph of her smiling at the camera wearing a headdress of feathers and flowers. -
The Queers Turn to Jeer
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Mar. 22, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Homophobia, QTPOC, Saint Patrick's Day, Transfeminine people Subject: Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO), Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A clipping of an article by Randy Wicker from the ILGO Report about the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO) participating in the 1992 St. Patrick's Day parade despite homophobic objections. M... -
The Villager Letter to the Editor from Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jan. 25, 1997 Topics: Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police , Black transgender people, Demonstrations, Gay men, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter to the editor of The Villager from Randy Wicker in which he expresses his frustration upon seeing police picketing outside of the sixth precinct of the NYPD. Wicker explains that he and ot... -
They Came Out Fighting
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Evans, Sara M. Date: Jun. 27, 1993 Topics: BIPOC, Coming out, Gay liberation, Gay rights, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater, Queer literature, Transgender people, Transvestites Subject: Craig Rodwell, Foster Gunnison Jr., Jim Fouratt, Karla Jay, Martin Duberman, Stonewall (Book), Stonewall Inn, Sylvia Rivera, Yvonne Flowers Description: Book and historical review of Martin Duberman's book "Stonewall" which recounts the narratives and lives of six individuals involved in the Stonewall riots. The book features BIPOC trans people inc... -
Thinking of You
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A collection of papers addressed to Randy [Wicker] from Bob Kohler that includes a greeting card, sketch, and handwritten notes related to Marsha P. Johnson. -
Thrills & Outrages
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: GAY Magazine Date: Oct. 1973 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: "Thrills & Outrages" was published in GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 108. This article has a paragraph that mentioned Marsha P. Johnson being freed from a psychiatric hold. -
To Honor Bambi: The Last Request
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Eddie Murphy, Gay Liberation Allows Drag, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A short article covering the death of Bambi, a Stonewall Riot participant, that includes photos of Marsha P. Johnson fulfilling Bambi's final wishes. -
To My Special Friend
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Johnson, Marsha P. Date: Feb. 3, 1987 Topics: Birthday cards, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A birthday card from Marsha P. Johnson to Randy Wicker with a handwritten note. -
Transvestite Found Dead
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Family members of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Sex workers, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Rebellion Description: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to graphic descriptions of death. -
Travel Document for Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Sep. 7, 1962 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A travel document stamped by Immigration and Naturalization Services upon Sylvia Rivera's return to New York. -
Tuesday Bloody Tuesday
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Martino, Nicholas, GAY Magazine Date: Jan. 24, 1972 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, Police entrapment, Police raids, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Undercover operations, Venezuelan Americans Subject: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Long Island Gay Activist Alliance, New York Gay Activist Alliance, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: This item is a clipping describing the details and aftermath of a police raid at a gay bar which led to the arrest of Sylvia Rivera, among others. It was issued in GAY Magazine Vol. 3 No. 69 in Jan... -
Update & Report to All Concerned from Randy Wicker on Marsha's Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jul. 12, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Bill Dobbs, Jeremiah Newton, John Gray, Marsha P. Johnson, Queer Nation, Randy Wicker, Sergeant John Mullally Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language. -
Update Following March on the Sixth Precinct
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jul. 24, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Anti-Violence Project, Bill Dobbs, Jeremiah Newton, John Gray, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sergeant John Mullally, Stonewall Inn, Susan Lori Description: An update on the status of the investigation into the death of Marsha P. Johnson and her friends' attempts to hold investigators accountable. -
Victory!
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Sex workers, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall, Tom Duane Description: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to violence against and deaths of transgender people. -
Video Tribute to Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jul. 27, 2011 Topics: Gay pride, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Bob Kohler, Chelsea Goodwin, Julia Murray, New York Pride, Pat Bomgardner, Rusty Mae Moore, Washington Square Park Description: A video tribute to Sylvia Rivera made by her friends. The tribute features interviews with different people, video footage, and photographs of Rivera throughout different time periods. -
What Can I Do to Honor Sylvia?
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A flyer announcing the death of Sylvia Rivera with information about a memorial and how to honor her legacy. The flyer features a black and white photo of Sylvia Rivera seated, hugging her arms to ... -
Why Are the Stonewall Veterans Protesting?
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1996 Topics: Gay men, Latino/a/x transgender people, Lesbians, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Ivan Valentin, Randy Wicker, Stephen Van Cline, Stonewall Veterans' Association, Sylvia Rivera, William Henderson Description: A flyer explaining why Stonewall veterans are protesting a film release. -
Xmas Letter 1994
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1994 Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Gay pride, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Bill Dobbs, Cocoa Rodriguez, George Flimlin, Harry Hay, Joe McGrath, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Nelson Woodrow Anderson III, Prescott Townsend, Stonewall 25, Uplift Lighting Description: The 1994 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. The letter inc... -
Xmas Letter December 2000
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Dec. 2000 Topics: Black transgender people, Cloning, Gay men, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transfeminine people Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: The 2000 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker. Wicker explains that Sylvia Rivera has become his best friend and is helping to keep business afloat, a...