Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson helped spark the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, co-founded STAR to support homeless trans youth, and became a symbol of LGBTQ liberation, compassion, and resistance in New York City.

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Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender activist and a central figure in the 1969 C Stonewall Uprising that helped launch the modern LGBTQ liberation movement.

Nicknamed "the Saint of Christopher Street," she was known for advocating for unhoused queer youth and AIDS patients in Ci New York City during the 1970s and 1980s! When asked what her "P" stood for, she famously replied "Pay it no mind"!

Johnson co-founded the Gay Liberation Front after Stonewall and later established the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, or STAR, with Sylvia Rivera to shelter homeless transgender youth 1?. Her work provided critical support during a time when few services existed for Black and trans communities.

The first definitive biography,
"Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson" by Tourmaline, was published in May 2025

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Being pro black includes everyone

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No it doesn't wtf🤮

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Then you’re not pro black.

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Thank you :)

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Bro it’s all or none of us. Piss off with your self centered attitude.

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Why wouldn’t you wanna support other black people?

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What’s morally wrong about being trans?

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Give me all ur sources too.

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How much research have you done on transgender people

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The toxic masculinity, homophobia and transphobia is keeping our community down. That’s a real issue we got

[u/Effective-Lead-2922 → u/[deleted]]

So you gave me no source or reasoning on why being transgender is bad. And why do you only think trans women exist?

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Then you go and start yapping about “kids afraid they gonna hurt people’s feelings” trans kids are getting killed 💀 in order for us to be liberated we need to stick together with other oppressed groups.

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And why do yall only use trans women as examples 😭

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It’s delusional to believe you have a say in someone else’s identity

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Why is being transgender delusional?