The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (website)
A veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, Sylvia Rivera advocated for all those who have been marginalized as the gay rights movement has mainstreamed. Sylvia fought hard against the exclusion of transgender people from the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in New York, and was a loud and persistent voice for the rights of people of color and low-income queers and trans people.
This project works to continue Sylvia’s work by centralizing issues of systemic poverty and racism, and prioritizing the struggles of queer and trans people who face the most severe and multi-faceted discrimination.
Image from Flicker. Jerimarie Liesegang (February 3, 2004)
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (website)
Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, drag queen, performer, and survivor. She was a prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.
As transness is now more accessible to the world, introducing the Institute to BLACK trans people who are resisting, grappling with survival, and looking for community has become a clear need. Image from Flicker. Steven Oldak (July 20, 2019)
