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Death in Drag
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Goldstein, Richard, The Village Voice Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Police, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. -
Death of a Drag Queen
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Newman, Andy, Hoboken Reporter Date: Jul. 19, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Mental health, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is an article in the Hoboken Reporter that describes Marsha P. Johnson's death and provides an overview of her life. A version of page two of the clipping annotated by Randy Wicker is als... -
Death of a Legend
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Harrold, Max Date: Aug. 9, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Lesbians, QTPOC, Roommates, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Bob Leach, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: "An article covering a memorial for Marsha P. Johnson held on July 26, 1992 at Duane Methodist Church." -
Demand Justice!!
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+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ death notices, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Sex workers, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Rebellion Description: This item is a leaflet announcing a demonstration for Marsha P. Johnson to demand a full police investigation into her death. This item includes a clipping of a newspaper death notice for Marsha an... -
Demand Justice For Marsha
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Police, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is a flyer titled "Demand Justice for Marsha" that demands that the New York police arrest the four men who were seen harassing Marsha P. Johnson on July 4, 1992. The flyer encourages peo... -
Demonstrator at St. Patrick's Cathedral Standing Near 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 an individual at the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration holding a sign that says, "Gay Power to All the People." Marsha P. Johnson is standing to the right with h... -
Drag Vol. 2 No. 7 (1972)
Collection: Drag Institution: Transgender Oral History Project Creator: Brewster, Lee G. Date: 1972 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Civil rights, Comic strips, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Gender identity, Male prostitution, MtFs, Politics, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexualism Subject: Laura McAllister, Mardi Gras Ball, Marsha P. Johnson, Raelle Sisters, Sylvia Rivera, Vicky West Description: Contents: Editorial -- Spotlight -- News -- The Raelle sisters -- Shakespeare's boy actress -- here, there, everywhere -- Male prostitutes -- TVIC: Hartford -- Coming events -- Getting together. -
Drag Vol. 2 No. 8 (1972)
Collection: Drag Institution: Transgender Oral History Project Creator: Brewster, Lee G. Date: 1972 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Civil rights, Comic strips, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Gender identity, MtFs, Politics, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexualism Subject: Mardi Gras Ball, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: On item cover: "Now! America's No.1 magazine about the transvestite!" ; Contents: News -- Queens with balls -- Salmacis society -- Drag yearbook -- Coming events -- Mardi Gras in New Orleans -- Get... -
Friends of Marsha P. Johnson Questionnaire / Membership Form
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+ death and dying, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A questionnaire instructing members of "Friends of Marsha P. Johnson" to identify the most pressing issues related to the investigation into Marsha's death and her memorialization. -
Genderfuck is my boyfriend (polyamory is my girlfriend).
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Barley, Lee Date: 2010 Topics: Cisgender people, Cissexual people, FtMs, Gender expression, Genderqueer people, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Polyamorous people, Polyamory, Transgender people Subject: Christy Road, Marsha P. Johnson, Pat Califia, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Susan Stryker, Sylvia Rivera Description: A zine titled: "Genderfuck is my boyfriend (polyamory is my girlfriend)" created by Lee Barley. Explores polyamory, gender, and desire. -
Genevieve Tatum Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tatum, Genevieve, Dicken, Matthew Date: Jul. 22, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Music, Parents of transgender people, Politics, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Genevieve Tatum, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Description: Genevieve Tatum, a transgender woman, retells her experiences as an adolescent in The Village in New York City. She describes the aftermath of the Stonewall riot, the Civil Rights movement, and the... -
Here's Laughing with You - 1983
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Dec. 21, 1983 Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, New Year, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears Description: Content warning: This item contains nudity and racist language. -
Hot Peaches in "Heat"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Baker, Rob Date: Jun. 1988 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A review of the Hot Peaches show, "The Heat," published in the Metro Herald. A photo of the performers includes Marsha P. Johnson. -
How To Tell a Lesbian from a Drag Queen at 40 Paces
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Henry, Nancy Date: Jan. 18, 1986 Topics: Drag queens, Hair removal, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transitioning status Subject: Gay Community News, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A humorous article dictating how to identify a drag queen, heavily reliant on stereotypes. Originally published on page 7 of volume 13, number 26 of Gay Community News. -
"Hudson River Killers Continue Their Rampage !!"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bennie Toney, Lee Pitts, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting Description: A collage of articles reporting on deaths that occurred under circumstances similar to the death of Marsha P. Johnson with notes by Randy Wicker. -
If Only I Could Talk, I'd Say This to Marsha
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Koo-ee Nu, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter to Marsha P. Johnson written from the perspective of Koo-ee Nu, a dog belonging to her roommate Randy Wicker and his partner, David. -
In Memory of Marsha P. Johnson
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 Description: This item is a memorial service program for Marsha P. Johnson. The program includes a passage titled the "The River of Life" (Revelation 22) and the order of service. -
Interview with Amy Coleman
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Coleman, Amy, Kearns, John J. Date: Jul. 16, 2000 Topics: Drag, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Hot Peaches, International Chrysis, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: An interview with Amy Coleman about her time with Hot Peaches and her relationship with Jimmy Camicia. Amy also discusses Marsha Johnson’s role in Hot Peaches, her mental health, and her institutio... -
Interview with Aria Said
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Said, Aria Date: Jun. 6, 2017 Topics: Activism, Adopted children, African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Catholic Church--Education, Community life, Drag queens, Family relationships, Film, Foster parents, Friendship, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Gender-affirming care, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Imprisonment, Language, Mental health, Mentoring, MtFs, NGOs, Pacific Coast (North America), Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Representation (Philosophy), Self-acceptance, Serial killings, Sexuality, Social media, Social movements, Therapies, Transgender community, Transgender people, Two thousands (Decade), Visibility Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Isis King, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sojurner Truth Leadership Circle Fellowship for Transformational Leadership, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera, TGI Justice Project, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Aria Said is a Black American and Ethiopian woman of trans experience from Oregon. At the time of this interview she lived and worked in San Francisco. In this oral history she talks at length abou... -
Interview with Bennie Toney and Footage of a Street Memorial for Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1997 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Cold cases (Criminal investigation), Drag queens, Eyewitness accounts, LGBTQ+ memorials, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bennie Toney, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Interview with Billy Navarro Jr.
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Navarro, Billy Jr. Date: Feb. 19, 2016 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, FtMs, Gender diversity, Genderfluid identity, Homelessness, Hormone therapy, Jews, Racism, Roman catholicism, Transgender people, Transphobia, Volunteering Subject: Beyond the Binary, Black Lives Matter (BLM), CeCe McDonald, Clothing Shelf, District 202, Free CeCe, Gender Gear Program, Holly Wood, La Clinica, Laverne Cox, Marsha P. Johnson, Michelle Alexander, Minnesota Aids Project, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Out for Equity, Rainbow Health Initiative, Shot Clinic, Sylvia Rivera, Transgender Youth Support Network Description: Billy Navarro Jr. is a mixed Puerto Rican and white gender-queer trans-man from Mound, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Navarro was a youth worker and teacher at the Minnesota Transgender ... -
Interview with Dr. Aren Aizura
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Aizura, Aren Date: Oct. 13, 2016 Topics: Art, Biphobia, Celebrities, Childbirth, Coming out, Drag, Educational institutions, Emigration and immigration, Family relationships, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Health care, Higher education, History, Hormones, Identity politics, Justice, Language, Mental health, Parenthood, Parents of transgender people, Politics, Pregnancy, Racism, Social movements, Sociology, Transgender people, Transphobia, Whites--Race identity Subject: Aren Aizura, Leslie Feinberg, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Virginia Prince Description: Aren Aizura is a white trans guy from Australia. At the time of this interview, Aizura was an Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studie... -
Interview with Frank Constantino, Part I
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Constantino, Frank Date: Mar. 16, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people with alcohol use disorders, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender political activists, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Disney World, Marsha P. Johnson Description: An interview with Frank Constantino, Sylvia Rivera's long-time former partner. Constantino talks about their relationship and Rivera's life when they were together. (Part II can be accessed using t... -
Interview with Imara Jones
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jones, Imara Date: Apr. 25, 2019 Topics: Activists, Ageism, Black people, Capitalism, Childhood, Future, Gender identity, Gentrification, Journalists, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Marxism, Mass media, Politics, Representation, Transgender community, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Audre Lorde, Black Trans Future, Color Lines, David French, Donald Trump, Free Speech Television, Governor's House, Happy Birthday, Marsha, Marsha Clark, Marsha P. Johnson, Morehouse College, New York Women's Studies Association Conference, Pose, Saidiya Hartman, The Anti-Violence Project (AVP), The Last Sip, The New York Women's Foundation, Tourmaline, Tovia Smith, Trans Slash Description: Imara Jones reflects on the challenges and rewards of producing independent media for diverse millennial audiences, including her talk show The Last Sip and her docuseries Translash. She addresses ... -
Interview with Julienne Brown (Mizz June)
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brown, Julienne (Mizz June) Date: May 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Allies, Art, Atlantic Coast (North America), Bullying, Celebrities, Christianity, Clothing, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Community life, Creative ability, Creative activities and seat work, Dating, Education, Femininities, Film, Friendship, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labelling, LGBTI community, Love, Migration, Passing (Gender), Passing (Identity), Race, Religion, Representation, Role behavior, Schools, Sex, Sexism, Sexual identity, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), FIERCE, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Julienne Brown, also known as “Mizz June”, is a Black trans woman raised in New York. At the time of this oral history, Brown was working as a musician and an actor. In this oral history she speaks... -
Interview with Marie Bobby Miller
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Miller, Marie Bobby, Kearns, John J. Date: Mar. 9, 2002 Topics: Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: An interview with Marie Bobby Miller about Marsha Johnson’s early days on the street panhandling, interest in Easter. The interviewer reads his poem “Marsha P. Johnson March.” -
Interview with Marie Jamille
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Jamille, Marie Date: Feb. 1, 2003 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Amy Coleman, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: An interview with Marie Jamille about her time with Hot Peaches and her experience with Marsha. -
Interview with Meredeth Vezina
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Vezina, Meredith Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Baseball, Cheerleaders, Contraception, Cosmetics, Divorce, Drag queens, Endocrinology, Femininities, Football, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Lesbian identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Psychiatry, Shame, Sports, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Wars Subject: Cuyamaca Woods, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Marsha P. Johnson, Michele Bachmann, National Organization for Women (NOW), Silvia Rivera, Stonewall 25, Tracy O'Brien, Traditions Military Video Business, Trans Elders, Trans Narratives, University of California San Diego, University of California San Diego Gender Program, University of Vermont, Vietnam War Veteran Interviews Description: Meredith Vezina is a white trans woman who was born in Berlin, NH and grew up in Long Island is based, at the time of this interview, in San Diego, CA. In this oral history she describes coming to ... -
Interview with Michael Lynch
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Lynch, Michael Date: Dec. 6, 2000 Topics: Black queer people, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gender expression, HIV/AIDS, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Performance art, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Christopher Street Columbus Tour, Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Spare Change for a Dying Queen, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: An interview with Micheal Lynch. The two talk about Lynch's experience in the Hot Peaches, and provides stories about Marsha P. Johnson. Lynch describes the group's trip to London and Hambrug—speci... -
Interview with Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Wicker, Randy Date: Feb. 1, 2003 Topics: Black transgender people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ chosen families, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Uplift Lighting Description: An interview with Randy Wicker in which he talks about Marsha Johnson’s involvement with GAA and Heritage of Pride. He also discusses Marsha’s mental health, institutionalization, prostitution, and... -
Intro 475: We Swung and Missed. Next?
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Skir, Leo, GAY Magazine Date: Jun. 4, 1973 Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transgender people Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Intro 475, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Intro 475: We Swung and Missed. Next? by Leo Skir published in GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 103. This article is about a protest put on by GAA to getting intro 475, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera a... -
Jackson Reddy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Reddy, Jackson Date: May 29, 2019 Topics: AIDS activists, Alcoholism, Anti-transgender violence, Artists, Black people, Buddhism, Childhood, Comedians, Coming out, Education, Family members, Fathers, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, Hormones, Internalized homophobia, Media, Music, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Sexual abuse, Transgender community, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Writers Subject: Black Trans TV, Malcolm X, Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Shayna Matteski, Soka Gakkai International, Sylvia Rivera Description: Jackson Reddy reflects on their family dynamics and how these relationships shaped their growth. They also touch upon the role of trauma and the process of healing, especially in terms of self-care... -
Jimmy Camicia Sharing Marsha P. Johnson Story
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: May 30, 2012 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Jimmy Camicia, Randy Wicker, and other panelists recount stories of Marsha P. Johnson's life and accomplishments. -
John J. Kearns Papers
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center Date: circa 2009 Topics: Interviews, Research, Videos Subject: "PAY IT NO MIND! A Memorial Tribute to SAINT MARSHA P. JOHNSON, Hot Peaches, John J. Kearns, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera -
Julia Murray and Randy Wicker Discuss Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 6, 2001 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Julia Murray, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to suicide. -
Just a Little Note
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Capilano, Bob Date: Jul. 3, 1990 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A personal letter to Marsha P. Johnson from a friend reflecting on a night out. -
"Justice for Marsha Now!" Collage Poster
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1992? Topics: Black transgender people, Concealed carry of firearms, Drag queens, Firearms in art, Gay activism, LGBTQ+ memorials, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A black-and-white collage poster urging mobilization after Marsha P. Johnson's death. The collaged letters read, "Justice for Marsha now! Pack a piece in your purse be a sister of fear! Gays unite ... -
Justice for Marsha Poster
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is a poster which reads "JUSTICE FOR MARSHA," and the letter "O" is replaced with a black and white image of Marsha P. Johnson's smiling face. -
Kady Vandeurs and Marsha P. Johnson at gay rights rally at City Hall
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1973 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ personal and family law, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Intro 475, Kady Vandeurs, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson protesting at City Hall in support of the gay rights bill "Intro 475." Kady Vandeurs is in the background holding a partially visible sign that reads "Gay Rights for... -
Kristen Lovell Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lovell, Kristen Date: Apr. 4, 2019 Topics: Actors, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Cocaine, Drag, Drag queens, Gay and lesbian youth, Health care, Homeless people, Jews, LGBTI community, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Women, Writers Subject: Amanda Milan, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Fenced Out, Iris House, James Street Hotel, March of Dimes, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Rites of Passage, Stonewall mobile, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Trans Empowerment Group, Two Potatoes Description: Kristen Lovell discusses her time working "the stroll," in the West Village in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She recounts the community, conflict and challenges faced by fellow sex workers, inclu... -
Legendary 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, George Flimlin, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Rebellion Description: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to graphic descriptions of death. -
Lesbian, Gays, Pals in 22nd Parade
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Chittum, Samme, Maeder, Jay Date: Jul. 1, 1991 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Dykes on bikes, Gay pride, Lesbian pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Anti-Sexist Men's Action Network, Farm Dykes, Lesbians for Patsy Cline, Marsha P. Johnson, Pink Panther Patrol, Transsexuals for Change Description: A news article covering the 22nd Pride Parade. -
Letter to the Editor from Randy Wicker and George Flimlin
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy, Flimlin, George Date: Jul. 21, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter to the editor of the Hoboken Reporter from Randy Wicker and George Flimlin, who both lived with Marsha P. Johnson for several years, expressing their gratitude for all of the words of supp... -
Letters to the Editor
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jan. 25, 1997 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter from Randy Wicker in which he expresses frustration at seeing police officers protest directly outside of the Sixth Precinct after a march on the precinct in honor of Marsha was stopped a ... -
Marsha P. Johnson & Randy Wicker Video Compilation
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Black, Buron Date: Jul. 13, 2011 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Buron Black, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A compilation of videos featuring Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker and others in 1987. -
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in Crowd 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, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson are featured in the back left of the crowd at the Gay Liberation Front demonstration at New York City Hall, circa 1969-1972. -
Marsha P. Johnson - What Do You Think about Marsha's Death?
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dinkinswatch Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Police, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A flyer calling on community members to hold the police accountable for investigating Marsha P. Johnson's death. -
Marsha P. Johnson: "A Beloved Star!"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 22, 2007 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: La Mama Theater, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A compilation of videos featuring Marsha P. Johnson where she is hosting events, singing, or otherwise performing. The end of the video mentions a musical called "Sylvia So Far," screened at La Mam... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March, 1986
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1986 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at a pride event in New York City in 1986. -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March, 1989
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1989 Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera Description: A picture of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera wearing Stonewall sashes at a pride event in New York City in 1989. The photograph was taken around Madison Square Park. -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at the Pride March, 1973
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Apr. 24, 1973 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Latino/a/x transgender people, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Pride, Sylvia Rivera Description: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera (background) at the fourth annual Pride march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson and Rivera were prominent figures during the riots, and influential ... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in a Crowd During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Kate Millet, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Sylvia Rivera Description: A color photograph of a crowd at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, where Kate Millett is speaking. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are among those in the crowd. Two individuals ar... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Walking 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 picture of the St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration. Marsha P. Johnson is walking with demonstrators while Sylvia Rivera stands to the right. The date range that this photo was t... -
Marsha P. Johnson at a Demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, Black people, Christianity, Demonstrations, Religions, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: During a protest at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Marsha P. Johnson holds a sign that says, "Jesus Loved John the Beloved." -
Marsha P. Johnson at Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1978
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1978 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York City in 1978. -
Marsha P. Johnson at Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1981
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 28, 1981 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: Two photos of Marsha P. Johnson at the 1981 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. -
Marsha P. Johnson at Gay Liberation Front's Demonstration at Bellevue Hospital, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, Black people, Demonstrations, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson sits outside of Bellevue Hospital, holding a sign that says, "Power to the People." -
Marsha P. Johnson at New York City Pride March, 1988
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 26, 1988 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1988 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1974
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 30, 1974 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1974 CSLD march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1975
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: 1975 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York Pride Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the sixth Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York City. Johnson was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade 1977
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Decker, L. Date: Jun. 26, 1977 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: Photograph of Marsha. P Johnson at the 1977 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. Front and back included. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the First Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 28, 1970 Topics: Activists, Clothing, Demonstrations, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the first CSLD march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Pride March, 1974
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 30, 1974 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Gay pride, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the fifth annual Gay Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West... -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Second Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1972
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 25, 1971 Topics: Activists, Black people, Demonstrations, Gay pride, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the third annual Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Vil... -
Marsha P. Johnson Buttons
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Marsha P. Johnson holding a banner at Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade 1977
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 26, 1977 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: Marsha P. Johnson holding a red banner that reads "GAY LOVE" at the 1977 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. -
Marsha P. Johnson Holding a Banner at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1975
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 29, 1975 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1975 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade with two other attendees holding a pink banner that reads "Gay Poor People". -
Marsha P. Johnson in a Crowd During Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A color photograph of Marsha P. Johnson at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. She is among a crowd facing the camera and holding two signs that read "STAR People are Beautiful People" ... -
Marsha P. Johnson in a Group of Protestors with Signs during Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: Three black and white photographs of Marsha P. Johnson at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Marsha smiles and holds a sign that says "STAR people are beautiful people." Others hold a ... -
Marsha P. Johnson Interview with Jim Kepner
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Kepner, Jim, Johnson, Marsha P. Date: Jan. 9, 1988 Topics: AIDS death and dying, AIDS memorial quilts, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay movement, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Mental health, Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Sex work, Transfeminine people, Transphobia, Transvestites Subject: ACT UP, Angela Davis, Ed Murphy, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A video interview with Marsha P. Johnson conducted by Jim Kepner at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, CA on January 9, 1988. Topics they discuss include Marsha’s participati... -
Marsha P. Johnson 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, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: A black and white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson standing outside with a group of people at the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration. She is holding a sign that says, "Jesus Loved John the Belove... -
Marsha P. Johnson Marching Down Sidewalk with Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Color photograph of protestors marching down a sidewalk linking arms at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Marsha P. Johnson is seen in the background. A person in the front is holding... -
Marsha P. Johnson Marching with Demonstrators at St. Patrick's Cathedral
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, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: A black and white photography of Marsha P. Johnson standing with other individuals at the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration. She is holding a sign that says, "Jesus Loved John the Beloved." The... -
Marsha P. Johnson Marching with 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: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A photo of Gay Liberation Front demonstrators marching outside of City Hall. Marsha P. Johnson is among them, standing in the back left of the frame. -
Marsha P. Johnson Memorial Service Program
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: Bob Kohler, Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Description: This item is a memorial service program for Marsha P. Johnson held on July 26, 1992. The program includes musical notation for the service music and the order of the service activities. -
Marsha P. Johnson Memorial Street Festival
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, QTPOC, Trans women Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, The Lady Bunny Description: A leaflet for a memorial festival for Marsha P. Johnson held in front of the Stonewall Inn. -
Marsha P. Johnson Obituary
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hammond, John Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ death notices, LGBTQ+ sex workers, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Ed Murphy, Gay Liberation Front, George Flimlin, Hot Peaches, Kay Tobin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Rebellion, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), The Gay Crusaders (Book) Description: This item is an obituary for Marsha P. Johnson written by John Hammond. The obituary begins by describing the circumstances surrounding Marsha's death and a call to action for anyone with more info... -
Marsha P. Johnson People's Memorial Documentary Video
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 30, 2011 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Arthur Sylvester Thomas, Christopher Street Pier, Hudson River, Markus Maier, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to graphic imagery around death. -
Marsha P. Johnson: Police Stonewall Murder
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jun. 8, 1993 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ memorials, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A copy of an article about the police investigation into Marsha P. Johnson's death from the 1993 Pride Guide with handwritten notes by Randy Wicker. "ERECT A MEMORIAL FLAGPOLE FOR MARSHA" and "Put ... -
Marsha P. Johnson: Police Stonewall Murder
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1993 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Murder, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Description: An article that describes responses to Marsha P. Johnson's death, including the re-classification of her cause of death. A version of the clipping annotated by Randy Wicker is also included here. -
Marsha P. Johnson Posing with Protest Signs During Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: Four photographs of Marsha P. Johnson at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. She is smiling and holding two signs that read "STAR People are Beautiful People" and "Street Transvestites ... -
Marsha P. Johnson Smiling at Camera During Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A black and white photo of a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, where Marsha P. Johnson is smiling at the camera. Marsha P. Johnson holds a sign saying, "STAR People are Beautiful People... -
Marsha P. Johnson Stands with Weinstein Hall Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York University (NYU), Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Marsha P. Johnson stands alongside protesters marching at Weinstein Hall holding a pro-gay sign. -
Marsha P. Johnson Stonewall Survivor Dies One Week After 1992's Gay Pride Celebration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Andrew Stein, Anti Violence Project, David Dinkins, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Tom Duane Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language. -
Marsha P. Johnson Walking Down Street With Sign at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Radicalesbians, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A black and white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson walking with sign that says, "STAR People Are Beautiful People." In the crowd behind her is another person holding a sign saying, "Buffalo Radicale... -
Marsha P. Johnson Walking on Sidewalk with Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: A black and white photo of Marsha P. Johnson smiling while among others at a demonstration in Albany, New York. She is holding two signs, one of which says "STAR People are Beautiful People." Two p... -
Marsha's Script for the First 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, International Chrysis, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson's script for her role as host of the first Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the drag theater company the Hot Peaches. -
Memorial & Remembrance Celebration of Marsha Johnson Poster
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 Description: This item is a poster for a memorial & remembrance celebration of Marsha Johnson. This celebration was held on July 26, 1992 at the Duane Methodist Church in New York City. The bottom of the poster... -
Memorial & Remembrance Celebration of Marsha Johnson Posters
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 Description: This item is a grid of repeating images of a poster for a memorial & remembrance celebration of Marsha Johnson. This celebration was held on July 26, 1992 at the Duane Methodist Church in New York ... -
Memorial Collage for Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ activism, QTPOC, Sex workers, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall, Wigstock Description: This item is a collage to memorialize Marsha P. Johnson. The caption reads, "Marsha "P"(for "pay it no mind"!) Johnson. Stonewall instigator, gay rights legend, Andy Warhol model, prostitute, "star... -
Memorial for Marsha
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 23, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A newspaper clipping announcing a memorial for Marsha P. Johnson. -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ Date: Dec. 16, 2017 Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Catholic Church, Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Misogyny, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Normalization, Passing (Gender), Police, Sex work, Sissies, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans men, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Women's movement Subject: Ashley, Christine Jorgensen, Cookie, Evelyn, Frank Smith, Grandma Cerils, Helen, Judy Garland, Kitty, Madison Society, Major!, Marcus Arana, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Miss Major, Monica, Natalie Wood, National Lawyers Guild, Puppy, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Interview with Miss Major Griffin-Gracy conducted by Mason Funk August 27, 2016 at the apartment she shared with her son in Oakland. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was one of a group of transgender women... -
Needed Systematic Changes
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Nov. 14, 1993 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting Description: A document in which Randy Wicker outlines that systemic problems that he believes contributed to a lack of action in the investigation of Marsha P. Johnson's death. -
New Witness Is Found In Mystery Pier Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police , Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Jesus "Jesse" Santiago, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A photocopy of two articles, one from The Villager about Marsha P. Johnson's death and the subsequent investigation, and the other about the murder of a trans person named Jesus "Jesse" Santiago, w... -
New Witness is Found in Mystery Pier Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Village Voice Date: Oct. 14, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Police, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: This item is a newspaper clipping from The Village Voice explaining developments surrounding Marsha P. Johnson's death. -
Notes From Martin Duberman Interview with Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J. Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transgender people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Researcher John Kearns' notes on interviews with Sylvia Rivera conducted by Martin Duberman. -
Obituary for Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jul. 8, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death notices, Mental health, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Drafts of an obituary for Marsha P. Johnson written by Randy Wicker and submitted to QW Magazine. -
Out of the Closets and into the Libraries
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: The Bangarang Collective Date: 2005 Topics: Civil rights, History, Pink triangles, Prisoners, Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, Compton's Cafeteria Riots, Deke Nihilson, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Liberation Front, Gay Shame, George Jackson Brigade, Harvey Milk, Homocore, Les Panth, Lesbian Avengers, Marsha P. Johnson, Pink Panthers, Queer Fist, Queer Liberation Army, Queer Nation, Queercore, Stonewall, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Tom Jennings, White Night Riots -
Pay It No Mind - The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 15, 2012 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: This documentary features interviews with Marsha P. Johnson and various friends of hers reflecting upon her activism and personality. -
PAY IT NO MIND! A Memorial Tribute to SAINT MARSHA P. JOHNSON
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1992 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Drag community, Drag queens, Family members of LGBTQ+ people, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Agosto Machado, Bob Kohler, Bob Storm, Dr. Marjorie Hill, George Flimlin, Jean Michaels, Jeremiah Newton, Jimmy Camicia, Judy Hirschberg, Mama Jean, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Understood, Norma Michaels, Queer Donna, Regina Finlin, Robert Michaels, Sylvia Rivera, The Boy Bar Beauties Description: Movie produced, directed, and filmed by Randy Wicker, and edited by Fred N. Orlansky. Depicts the Gay Pride Parade in New York City on Jun 28th, 1992. Also shows the street memorial where Marsha Jo... -
Peach Corps
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Stone, Laurie Date: Jun. 21, 1988 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A review of the Hot Peaches show, "The Heat" in The Village Voice. -
Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Walking Arm in Arm with Another Protester
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York University (NYU), Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: A black and white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson walking arm in arm with another protester followed by a large group at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration. -
Photographs Featuring Marsha P. Johnson Sitting on a Couch with Friends, Playing with Balloons
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Willie Brashears Description: Photographs featuring Marsha P. Johnson sitting on a couch with friends, playing with balloons. These friends include Randy Wicker’s former partner David Combs, lying behind her wearing a black shi... -
Photographs Featuring Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Pink Floral Dress and Floral Headpiece, Posing With Friends for her Birthday Party
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1990 Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a pink floral dress and a floral headpiece. She’s posing with friends, including Randy Wicker on the left, wearing a black and white polka dot shirt and jeans. -
Photographs Featuring Marsha P. Johnson with Friends at Her Birthday Party, Serving Cake
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson with friends at her birthday party. Marsha’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece and a white and gold sequined dress. George Flimlin, Randy Wicker's partner, sits... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson at Her Birthday Party, Opening Presents with a Friend
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1990 Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson at her birthday party, opening presents with a friend sitting next to her. She has several presents on her lap, while her friend has several present on their lap. S... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Cutting Into Her Birthday Cake with Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson cutting into her birthday cake at a bar. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequined dress. Her roommate Randy Wicker stands next to her... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Dancing in a Teal Bodysuit
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson dancing and posing. She is wearing a sleeveless teal jumpsuit with yellow fringe, gold sequins, a yellow flower headpiece, and a heart-shaped purse. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Eating Cake at Her Birthday Party with Friends
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1990 Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson eating cake at her birthday party surrounded by friends. These friends include George Flimlin wearing a white shirt and colorful patterned tank top, Randy Wicker si... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Eating Cake at Her Birthday Party with George Flimlin
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1990 Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson eating cake at her birthday party. She’s wearing a pink floral dress and a floral headpiece. Randy Wicker’s partner George Flimlin stands next to her with his arms ... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Posing in Front of a RV
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson posing in front of a RV. Marsha is wearing all white and she is smiling. The back reads: "From Brother with Love". -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Posing with Friends Holding a Flower Bouquet at Her Birthday Party
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1990 Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson posing with friends. She’s wearing a pink floral dress and a floral headpiece, holding a bouquet. Randy Wicker stands behind her holding up paper plates wearing a b... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Putting Candles on a Chocolate Birthday Cake
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson putting candles on a chocolate birthday cake. Another person watches and helps, sitting on the couch in a white and red striped robe. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Sleeping with a Teddy Bear
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnston lying on a recliner in pajamas. Marsha is snuggling a teddy bear. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Snuggling with Willie Brashears
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Feb. 1982 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Willie Brashears Description: Two photographs and one Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson laying down and snuggling with her roommate, Willie Brashears. They are smiling in some photos and sleeping in others. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Standing in a Gold Dress, Black Hat, and Red Hair
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Two photographs of Marsha P. Johnson standing in a gold dress, black hat, and red hair in front of a doorway. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Standing in Front of a Birthday Cake with Lit Candles
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson standing in front of a birthday cake with lit candles. She’s at a bar for her birthday party. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequine... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Black Tulle Headpiece with a Bunny Toy Attached
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a black tulle headpiece that has a stuffed bunny toy attached to it. She’s also wearing a white top and a silver necklace with red and blue gems. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Colorful Patterned Sweater Vest, Sitting in a Restaurant with Friends
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a colorful patterned sweater vest and a hat. She’s sitting at a table in a restaurant with friends. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Fedora, Striped Sweater and Red Tie, Sitting with Another Person
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a fedora, a yellow shirt under a blue and yellow striped short-sleeved sweater, and a red tie. She’s sitting with and posing with another person wearing a g... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Gold Cape in a Supply Closet
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Dec. 1988 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson smiling with blonde hair and a black feather headband, she has a gold cape draped over her shoulders. Her eye makeup is composed of red and blue rhinestones. She is... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Pink Hat with a Red Bow and Black Coat with Her Friend Judy
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, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a pink hat with a red bow, black coat, purple vest and blue shirt. She’s holding a cardboard bag that reads “Happy Easter.” Her friend Judy stands next to h... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a White Floral Headpiece and Blue and Gold Sequined Top, Sitting in Randy Wicker's Apartment
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 27, 1990 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ weddings, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a white flora headpiece and a blue and gold sequined top. She's in Randy Wicker's apartment in Hoboken, New Jersey, dressed for Randy's wedding to his partn... -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Yellow Robe
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Dec. 5, 1987 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a pink outfit and a yellow robe over it. Marsha's hair is in pigtails tied with red ribbons. She is sitting down in an apartment while holding a Snoopy plush. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing Tinsel on Her Head, Posing with Others by a Christmas Tree
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Dec. 1983 Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Two Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson wearing tinsel on her head. She's posed with "Santa," and another person by a Christmas tree, holding a decoration. -
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson with George Flimlin and Randy Wicker Holding a Dog
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 1991 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A photograph and a Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson with her roomate Randy Wicker and his parner George Flimlin. Randy and Marsha are holding Koo-ee (Randy's dog) and a pillow that reads: "THE MORE I ... -
Police Reverses Suicide Designation of Marsha P. Johnson's Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Stonewall News Date: Dec. 28, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bea Hanson, Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Marsha P. Johnson Description: An article in the Stonewall News describing the reclassification of Marsha P. Johnson's cause of death. -
Police Review Earlier Ruling on Cause of 'Marsha's' Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Dec. 16, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Description: An article in The Villager reporting that police will submit additional evidence that may lead to a change in Marsha P. Johnson's official cause of death. -
Press Release Advertising a Reward for Information on the Murder of Marsha P. Johnson
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: Jul. 23, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Murder--Investigation, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A press release asking for information on Marsha P. Johnson's murder and whereabouts during the last days of her life. -
Pride of Place
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Yaeger, Lynn Date: Jul. 2, 1996 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Craig Rodwell, Lauren Gutenburg, Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Duberman, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, William Offenbaker Description: An article featuring an interview with Marsha P. Johnson's former roomate, who also employed Sylvia Rivera at the time. -
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... -
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... -
Spree Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Spree Date: Jun. 8, 2017 Topics: Actors, AIDS activists, Appearance, Black people, Childhood, Coming out, Faeries, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, MtFs, Politics, Theatre, Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), Marsha P. Johnson, Ortez Alderman, Queer Nation, Spree Description: Performer, and activist Spree shares her experiences as a Radical Faerie; a member of ACT UP, The Emma Goldman Gypsy Players and The Eggplant Players; and a resident of numerous places around the w... -
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 ... -
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. -
STONEWALL STORIES PART I OF II
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Bronski, Michael, Carlo, Vivian, Robinson, Colin, Poggi, Stephanie, Burns, Randy, Shively, Charley, Stowell, Sterling, Nestle, Joan, Lorde, Audre, Ewing, Tess, Rose, Steven, Abelove, Henry Date: Jun. 11, 1989 Topics: AIDS awareness, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Gay community, HIV/AIDS, Homophiles, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Police harassment, Stonewall riots, Transvestites Subject: Bread and Roses, Daughters of Bilitis, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Community News, Gay Liberation Front, Gay Women's Liberation, Lesbian History Archives, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Radicalesbians, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, That Certain Summer Description: A collection of stories and remembrances from the Stonewall riots and 1969. Writers comment on memory, inclusion, and what the riots mean as a symbol. Originally published on pages 14 through 17 of... -
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. -
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 ... -
Sylver Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver Date: Jul. 28, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl... -
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 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 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 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. -
TGSF Newsletter Vol. 20, Issue 4
Collection: ETVC Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Kantz, Ayme Date: Apr. 2001 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Crossdressing, Discrimination in employment, FtMs, Legal name change, LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transgender rights, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Marsha P. Johnson, National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), Peter Oiler, Sundance, Sylvia Rivera, TransGender San Francisco (TGSF), True Spirit Conference Description: A TGSF Newsletter (The Channel), formerly known as the ETVC, discusses upcoming socials, committee meeting notes, employment discrimination, conferences, and legislation. -
TGSF Newsletter Vol. 21, Issue 4
Collection: ETVC Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Kantz, Ayme Date: Apr. 2002 Topics: Crossdressing, Gender-affirming care, Legal services, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Esprit, ETVC Cotillion, GLAAD Media Awards, Marsha P. Johnson, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Sandra Bernhard, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, TransGender San Francisco (TGSF) Description: A TGSF Newsletter (The Channel), formerly known as ETVC, that discusses executive committee members, upcoming events, the first free transgender law clinic in San Francisco, an obituary for Sylvia ... -
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... -
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. -
Tourmaline Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tourmaline Date: Sep. 18, 2019 Topics: Ableism, Artists, Black people, Black power, Black studies, Christianity, Discrimination, Film, Gender diversity, Gender role, Gentrification, HIV-positive people, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Housing, Kwanzaa, Prisons, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Atlanta is a Sea of Bones, Black Panthers, Critical Resistance 10 (CR 10), Curb Resistance, David Farwell, Diane Davies, Faith Soloway, FIERCE, Happy Birthday, Marsha, Invaders, Jay Toole, Joseph DeFilippis, Legacy of Bones, Marcus Garvey, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Egyptt, Miss Major, Mudbound, Ola Osaze, Queers for Economic Justice, Sasha Warsal, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Taking Freedom Home, The Door, The House of Lady Snow, Veterans Affairs (VA), Welfare Warriors, Women's Liberation Front Description: Tourmaline is a writer, activist, and filmmaker, involved in projects like Happy Birthday, Marsha and Atlantic is a Sea of Bones. In this interview, she recounts her childhood in Boston, where she ... -
TRANSGENDERED: What does it mean?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Creator: Balboni, Luke Date: Mar. 1994 Topics: Femininities, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ communities, Masculinities, Pronouns Subject: Drag King Dreams, Leslie Feinberg, Marsha P. Johnson, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Stone Butch Blues, The Matlovich Society, Village Voice Description: A clipping from the March 1994 issue of "Community Pride Reported," titled: "TRANSGENDERED: What does it mean?" detailing a talk given by Leslie Feinberg at the Matlovich Society. -
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. -
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. -
Wigstock Video Compilation
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Sep. 20, 2012 Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Racism Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, RuPaul, Wigstock Description: Various video clips taken at the 1992 Wigstock celebration featuring interviews on queer issues and drag queen performances. RuPaul is an emcee. -
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...