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Sylvia Rivera during the filming of "The Transexual Menace" (1996)
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I want my gay rights now! - Marsha P. Johnson (NYC Pride Parade, 1973)
dear fellow non-Black queers,
please remember: stonewall was a riot.
it was 5 days of violent demonstrations against the police led by Black queer and trans people.
now, we need to join the fight against racially motivated police violence.
lgbt+ people, we are obligated to stand with #Blacklivesmatter.
if you don’t support the current riots, don’t bother celebrating pride either.
do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
thank you, Marsha. we remember you.
🌈🏳️⚧️🖤
Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.
It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.
I know I’m one day late but Happy Pride!
We wouldn’t have the rights we do today without Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two trans women of colour who threw the first stones at Stonewall, which was a riot.
Also, in my country, the fight for LGBTQ+ rights started after a man, Declan Flynn, was murdered by 5 men who were released without charge. The whole country came together in protest to change things.
do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
thank you, Marsha. we remember you.
do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
thank you, Marsha. we remember you.
Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.
It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.
I want my gay rights now! - Marsha P. Johnson (NYC Pride Parade, 1973)
do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
thank you, Marsha. we remember you.
reblog to spread history further and remind our fellow queers who helped to get us to where we are today.
Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.
It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.
Reminder that if you're gay, you do not get to be transphobic. "oOoO TrANS PEoPLe mAkE mE unComFy" SHUT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK UP
You bitches know what it's like to be oppressed and abused for not fitting the straight mold, but when it's gender and not sexuality, you act like these experiences of finding yourself in a way that defies societal norms aren't similar at all.
Also, were it not for TRANS icons like Marsha p Johnson and Sylvia Rivera along with the other queer POC that led the stonewall riots, pride would flat out not be a thing(in the us).
You don't get to cherry pick which parts of the community you support. Respect them all, or GET 👏 THE 👏 FUCK 👏 OUT 👏. Watch your fucking mouth, and remember exactly who got you your freedoms.
Don't forget the legend.
Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.
It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.
do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
thank you, Marsha. we remember you.
Pride exists because of a woman.
Pride exists because of a black woman.
Pride exists because of a black trans woman.
Pride exists because of a black trans woman who was a sex worker.
Pride exists because of a black, bisexual trans woman who was a sex worker that threw a brick at a cop.
Pride exists because of a black, bisexual trans woman, who was a sex worker, that threw a brick at a cop and started a riot against the state.
Don't lose this month in rainbow capitalism and unabashed racism because of the privilege of being white while queer.
If you aren't supporting queer people of color, trans women, and queer sex workers, you aren't celebrating pride, you are celebrating rainbow capitalism and police brutality.
Her name was Marsha P. Johnson.
Original by: Karence Cole
*Found on Facebook
