"Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera—once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Nearly two decades after her passing, Sylvia and her legacy continue to have an impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement and remain an inspiration for marginalized queer people everywhere." -- publisher
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- Central Theme Categories
- Biography/Autobiography
- Oppression & Resilience
- Content
- Activism/Social Justice Movements
- Diverse Families/Family Dynamics
- Inequalities
- Legal System
- LGBTQIAP2S+
- Medical Conditions/Disabilities
- Ethnicity
- Puerto Rican
- Unspecified
- Venezuelan
- Immigration Representation
- Children of Immigrants/Second Generation
- Migrants
- Gender Representation
- Gender Non-Conforming
- Girls/Women
- Race / Culture
- Black/African/African American
- Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
- Character Prominence
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- Secondary
- Unique Contributions
- BIPOC identities and gender/gender expression
