Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals were at the forefront of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
In 1970, Johnson and Rivera co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) , the first LGBTQ youth shelter in North America, specifically to protect homeless queer and trans youth. Core Terminology and Concepts video black shemale
Often cited as the birth of the modern movement, this multi-day riot was led in significant part by transgender women of color, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera . video black shemale