Museum of Resistance and Resilience

Marsha P. Johnson

The left woman is Marsha P Johnson. She was a Black activist, drag performer, prostitute, and a central figure in the gay liberation movement in the Stonewall Inn. Whilst struggling with many mental illnesses and homelessness she boldly fought for the rights of her community. Marsha had the amazing ability to channel her joie de vivre “into political action, and did it with a kind of fierceness, grace, and whimsy, with a loopy, absurdist reaction to it all” (Chan). The ‘P’ in Marsha P Johnson stood for “Pay it no mind”. This is what she would tell people when they would get to nosey about who she was. Because of her strength, many transgender people have come to hail Johnson as one of the leaders of the LGBTQ+ movements

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