"Stonewall Riots, a series of protests started by a [Black] transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson. These 1969 riots are largely credited with sparking the contemporary LGBTQ+ rights movement."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2022/06/black-trans-perspectives-and-the-anniversary-of-the-stonewall-riots

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Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall Riots

Explore the history of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson

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