Durg Women’s History Month, we celebrate Marsha P. Johnson, an Amerin gay rights activist and outspoken woman who fights for rights of the LGBTQ+ muny. Johnson was born on Augt 24, 1945 Elizabeth, New Jersey, Johnson was one out of 7 siblgs. Her parents are Mallm Michaels Sr. and Alberta Claiborne. She and her...
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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
The term “transgenr” wasn’t monly ed Marsha’s lifetime, but she intified as a “transvte, ” gay and a drag queen and ed she/her pronouns. The clash wh the New York police marked a turng pot for the gay liberatn movement the US and spired Pri march around the world today. Johnson worked as an activist participatg monstratns and march as part of the Gay Liberatn Front, which formed the wake of Stonewall.