, a Black transgender woman and self-identified drag queen, is famously credited with "throwing the first brick" or the first shot glass. Alongside Sylvia Rivera , a Latina transgender activist, Johnson co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). At a time when the mainstream gay rights groups (like the Mattachine Society) advocated for assimilation and respectability politics, Johnson and Rivera fought for the most marginalized: trans people, sex workers, and incarcerated queer youth.
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continue to advocate for trans rights and provide safe spaces for those navigating their identities [1, 11]. , a Black transgender woman and self-identified drag
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