The 1969 Stonewall Uprising was a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and the protests at the Manhattan gay bar following a police raid were largely led by trans and queer people of color.

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.

Mark Segal, who participated in the original Stonewall uprising at age 18 and went on to found the Philadelphia Gay News and ... the Stonewall website and sign on the Christopher Park fence still ...

But sadly it’s also nothing new, especially for trans women of color regarding the truth about their central role in the Stonewall Inn riots in New ... like queer icons Marsha P.

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 ...

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.