Marsha P. Johnson was born on August 24, 1945 (to July 6, 1992). She was a transgender activist, drag queen, comic, and performance artist who fought back against the police during the Stonewall Rebellion, and became a colorful and beloved figure in the gay life of New York’s Greenwich Village. She was dubbed “The Mayor of Christopher Street.” Marsha P. Johnson was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in Hoboken. In 1966, she moved to Manhattan where she […]

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