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Sylvia Rivera at the Fourth Annual Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1973
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1973 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Demonstrations, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Posters, Stonewall riots, Transgender community, Transgender people of color Description: Sylvia Rivera at the fourth CSLD march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Rivera herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. Here, ... -
Sylvia Rivera holding a banner at Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade 1983
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 26, 1983 Topics: BIPOC, Drag queens, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transfeminine people, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists Subject: 5th Avenue New York, New York, Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York City Pride, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: Photograph of Sylvia Rivera from the 1983 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade holding a banner for Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) that reads "AND GOD CREATED HE AND SHE BUT... -
A polaroid of Sylvia Rivera and Melissa with Their Arms around Each Other
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Mexicans, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Melissa, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: A polaroid of Sylvia Rivera and Melissa standing cheek to cheek with their arms around each at Uplift Lighting. "Love Always Sylvia Rivera To Salvador" is written across the bottom in black ink. -
Photographs of Sylvia Rivera at the Front of a Group of Clapping Protesters
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera standing at the front of a group of protesters who are clapping. -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera Kissing Her Partner Julia Murray at Uplift Lighting
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender relationships, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Julia Murray, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera kissing her partner Julia Murray at Randy Wicker’s store Uplift Lighting. Sylvia is wearing a read shirt with a button pinned to it. Julia is wearing a black sweater o... -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera Sitting and Smoking a Cigarette at Uplift Lighting
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera sitting and smoking a cigarette at Randy Wicker’s store Uplift Lighting. She’s wearing glasses and a red shirt with buttons pinned to it. Behind her are the lamps in t... -
A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at an Outdoor Gathering
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1972 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: A black-and-white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at an outdoor gathering. Marsha and Sylvia are dressed in warm clothing, standing in front of a crowd of others. Treetops are vis... -
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. -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson Protesting for "Intro 475"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Apr. 1973 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Drag queens, Gay rights, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Barbara Deming, Intro 475, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Barbara Deming, Kady Vandeurs, and others protesting in front of City Hall in support of the gay rights bill "Intro 475." -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Others Holding Posters of Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1992 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, David Combs, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera Description: A Polaroid of Sylvia Rivera holding a poster with an image of Marsha P. Johnson. She's wearing a white t-shirt and a white hat. She's standing with others who are also holding Marsha P. Johnson pos... -
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. -
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. -
A Photograph of a Poster and Flowers for Sylvia Rivera at Her Memorial Site
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of a poster and flowers at Sylvia Rivera’s memorial site. The poster is a picture of Sylvia holding her arms up, and reads “Sylvia Rivera We Loved You 1951-2002.” There are yellow pape... -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera Surrounded by a Large Crowd at Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: Sylvia Rivera framed by fellow demonstrators outside of a casino in New York City during Weinstein Hall Demonstration. -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera Looking Down, Wearing a Red Shirt at Uplift Lighting
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera looking down, wearing glasses and a red shirt with buttons pinned to it at Randy Wicker’s store Uplift Lighting. Behind her are the lamps in the store.