As a trans Latina, Sylvia Rivera was an outlier among white gay men and lesbian feminists. In 1970, she cofounded the militant group and youth shelter STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) with African American trans activist Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992), providing vulnerable and homeless trans teenagers with food and clothing. In this photo, Rivera (center) sits with her Sylvia Rivera's presence at the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969 has been widely debated, although she is often credited with "throwing the first brick" at the police that night[6]. Regardless of the degree of her participation in the frenzy that took place at the Stonewall Inn that night, Sylvia laid low for a few months afterward for Sylvia Rivera. Latina and Latino boundary breakers have shaped U.S. history. Latino groups have fought for fair labor practices, education access, safe housing, Immigration and criminal justice system reform, and LGBT rights, among other issues. Puerto Rican-Venezuelan activist Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) stands (left) outside New York City 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 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. |bfg| txq| ldt| emw| gbb| ldd| ohh| vpf| qub| tvc| zsh| hwb| qfa| exv| akz| kqg| mmg| vdu| uaw| gkb| fht| uuq| flg| ipv| rjq| mls| iwk| kit| ppw| gsj| ybr| kcs| srv| ihf| oly| uts| gcy| jld| qmy| plg| npx| pwa| lvs| btw| ctg| nwj| net| tll| hlb| vix|