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Sylvia Rivera

July 1, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

[Editor’s note: In response to input from our trans community, the following biography (and any applicable bios moving forward) has been edited from the original to remove all references to the honoree’s birth name.] Sylvia Rivera was born on July 2, 1951 (to February 19, 2002). She was an American transgender activist and a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. She helped found Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group dedicated to helping […]

Categories: All, July, July 02, Rivera, Sylvia • Tags: 1951, Sylvia Rivera, Trans, Ubuntu Biography Project

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