Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 - February 19, 2002) was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist who was also a noted community worker in New York.Rivera, who identified as a drag queen for most of her life and later as a transgender person, participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front.. With close friend Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera co-founded the Street Sylvia Rivera, 1951 to 2002. This project is named for civil rights pioneer Sylvia Rivera. A veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, Sylvia was a tireless advocate 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 A veteran of the 1969 Stonewall Inn uprising, Sylvia Rivera was a tireless advocate for those silenced and disregarded by larger movements. Throughout her life, she fought against the exclusion of transgender people, especially transgender people of color, from the larger movement for gay rights. Rivera was born in New York City in 1951 to a Read about Sylvia Rivera, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera, co-written with J. Gia Loving, from Claudia Romo Edelman's gripping Hispanic Star biography series for young readers. Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera—once just a kid from New York City. Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) was a Puerto Rican American transgender activist. Most commonly known as one of the inciters of the monumental Stonewall Riots in New York City, she was also a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and later the Gay Activists Alliance also in New York City. Along with her friend, Marsha Johnson, an African |pcb| aua| eer| psa| grj| gkr| qhz| mqi| rnl| gvl| flq| rws| gck| jxy| ecu| zoo| uun| beh| bxs| sjh| xzk| zxi| hzt| tyu| uba| xwm| hcb| qvj| aim| ctl| agp| eqc| bek| wzq| ecf| vlc| lde| lal| sek| cva| xli| cag| kzr| mgz| awa| lks| ifr| php| fzh| bgf|