Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) moved from Elizabeth, New Jersey to Greenwich Village at the age of 17.  It wasn’t until she arrived that she realized that being gay could be more than a dream. She worked waiting tables and sex working, where she met Sylvia Rivera.  After the Stonewall Uprising and the founding of the Gay Liberation Front, they worked to establish a residence at 213 East Second Avenue called S.T.A.R. (Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries) House. Marsha performed with Hot Peaches and the Angels of Light, and was always a highlight of the annual Pride Parade. Since her death, Marsha P. Johnson has become an icon of the transgender movement with monuments and parks in her honor.