Trans women played a key role in the Stonewall uprising, including activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who would become pioneers of the nascent gay liberation movement.

commemorating the riots led by transgender activists including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who revolted against police amid an attempted raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.

The National Park Service has removed transgender references from its website commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, erasing transgender activists such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera ...

MSNBC star Rachel Maddow outraged a Stonewall Riots ... The origin of the riots has long been mired in confusion; while many claim that late LGTBQ activist Marsha P Johnson was the one to start ...

The Stonewall Uprising on June 28 ... especially trans women of color, like Marsha P Johnson, Sylvia, Rivera, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, black and brown trans women that stood at the forefront ...

Browde also noted the contributions of trans activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia ... “As a person who literally witnessed the Stonewall Uprising in person on Christopher Street back in ...

A government website for the Stonewall National Monument has removed references to “transgender” and “queer” rights. The website previously said, “The Stonewall Uprising on June 28 ...

The National Park Service website exploring the history and significance of the Stonewall Uprising has been stripped of any mention of transgender people. The page was also updated to remove the ...

Demonstrators rally against the removal of the references to transgender and queer people from the Stonewall National Monument website on February 14,2025 in New York City.