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Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, Pride Pioneers and Transgender Icons
Good evening! Welcome back!
It's June and that means it's Pride month but where did Pride come from? When did it start and who started it? Tonight we have a double story of the two trans women who fought for those in the margins of the marginalized and the event that cemented them as Pride and gay liberation icons in the LGBTQ+ Community.
Content Warning:
Tonight’s story contains discrimination and violence against people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, survival sex work involving a child and brief mentions of suicide. Please use discretion.
Correction!!:
I goofed and called Sylvia Rivera’s 1973 Pride Rally speech the “Y’all Better Calm Down” Speech (maybe because that is something I feel like I would say) and it is actually the “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech. There is a link below if you care to watch it in its entirety. It’s fiery. Also, there is some strong language.
Mentioned Media and Organizations:
Sylvia Rivera’s “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech in 1973 (Note: some strong language)
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Marsha P. Johnson Institute
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Sources:
Biography.com Editors. “Marsha P. Johnson.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 25 June 2020, www.biography.com/activist/marsha-p-johnson.
Biography.com Editors. “Sylvia Rivera.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 7 Jan. 2020, www.biography.com/activist/sylvia-rivera.
Born, Tyler. “Marsha ‘Pay It No Mind’ Johnson · Challenging Gender Boundaries: A Trans Biography Project by Students of Dr. Catherine Jacquet · OutHistory: It's About Time.” Outhistory.org, 2015, www.outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson%20.
Chan, Sewell. “Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender Pioneer and Activist.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html.
Franke-Ruta, Garance. “An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 18 June 2019, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/.
Goodman, Elyssa. “Sylvia Rivera Changed Queer and Trans Activism Forever.” Them., 26 Mar. 2019, www.them.us/story/sylvia-rivera.
Pruitt, Sarah. “What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprising.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 June 2019, www.history.com/news/stonewall-riots-timeline.
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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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By AS(Fem)R with Simone KnightleyGood evening! Welcome back!
It's June and that means it's Pride month but where did Pride come from? When did it start and who started it? Tonight we have a double story of the two trans women who fought for those in the margins of the marginalized and the event that cemented them as Pride and gay liberation icons in the LGBTQ+ Community.
Content Warning:
Tonight’s story contains discrimination and violence against people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, survival sex work involving a child and brief mentions of suicide. Please use discretion.
Correction!!:
I goofed and called Sylvia Rivera’s 1973 Pride Rally speech the “Y’all Better Calm Down” Speech (maybe because that is something I feel like I would say) and it is actually the “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech. There is a link below if you care to watch it in its entirety. It’s fiery. Also, there is some strong language.
Mentioned Media and Organizations:
Sylvia Rivera’s “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech in 1973 (Note: some strong language)
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Marsha P. Johnson Institute
*~*~*~*~*~*~
For the full ASMR experience, subscribe to AS(Fem)R on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4LfT7PV3KSXz1Xg_4o2iw
Follow me on Instagram for extra content as well as podcast and channel updates: @asfemr.stories
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Sources:
Biography.com Editors. “Marsha P. Johnson.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 25 June 2020, www.biography.com/activist/marsha-p-johnson.
Biography.com Editors. “Sylvia Rivera.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 7 Jan. 2020, www.biography.com/activist/sylvia-rivera.
Born, Tyler. “Marsha ‘Pay It No Mind’ Johnson · Challenging Gender Boundaries: A Trans Biography Project by Students of Dr. Catherine Jacquet · OutHistory: It's About Time.” Outhistory.org, 2015, www.outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson%20.
Chan, Sewell. “Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender Pioneer and Activist.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html.
Franke-Ruta, Garance. “An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 18 June 2019, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/.
Goodman, Elyssa. “Sylvia Rivera Changed Queer and Trans Activism Forever.” Them., 26 Mar. 2019, www.them.us/story/sylvia-rivera.
Pruitt, Sarah. “What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprising.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 June 2019, www.history.com/news/stonewall-riots-timeline.
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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.