According to legend, it was a piece of brick hurled at police officers outside of the Stonewall Inn that sparked the historic ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from Marsha: the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson, by the artist Tourmaline. It releases out May 20 from Tiny Reparations Marsha remained fiercely committed to ...

The artist and activist has two books on Marsha P. Johnson, a central force in the Stonewall uprising and nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement, due out in May. Both received starred PW reviews: Marsha (Tiny ...

Almost 23 years to the day after helping to lead the seminal uprising against police at the Stonewall Inn, Marsha P. Johnson was reported missing. The trans woman was a well-known figure in New York ...

Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, a prostitute, a drag performer and, for nearly three decades, a fixture of street life in Greenwich Village. She was a central figure in a gay liberation movement ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. In ‘Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson,’ author and artist Tourmaline explores the trailblazer's artistry and activism ...

Today marks what would have been Marsha P. Johnson's 80th birthday. The Advocate spoke with acclaimed artist, writer, and activist Tourmaline to talk about her latest book on Johnson and what her ...

Twenty years ago, Tourmaline — a New York-based artist, filmmaker, author, and organizer — began looking into the life and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans performer and activist who left an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tourmaline author book cover Marsha P Johnson Every now and then, a truly exceptional book comes along that doesn’t just change ...

Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue during the Pride March in New York City on June 27, 1982. Credit - Barbara Alper—Getty Images And yet, despite it all, my mandate ...