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  1. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at a 1971 Demonstration in Albany

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: Mar. 14, 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites for Gay Power, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph Sylvia Rivera (right) and Lee Brewster (left) at the March 14th, 1971 demonstration in Albany, New York.
  2. Equal Rights Hearings Continue "I Should Have Worn My Maidenform Bra!"

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine, Skir, Leo
    Date: Dec. 20, 1971
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Gay rights, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ direct action, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Bebe Scarpi, Sylvia Rivera, Village Voice
    Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 3 No. 69 about the New York City Council hearing to debate Bill 475, which bans discrimination against homosexuals in housing, employment and public a...
  3. Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in Crowd at New York City Hall Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: circa 1969 to 1972
    Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson are featured in the back left of the crowd at the Gay Liberation Front demonstration at New York City Hall, circa 1969-1972.
  4. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in a Crowd During Gay Rights Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Kate Millet, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A color photograph of a crowd at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York, where Kate Millett is speaking. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are among those in the crowd. Two individuals ar...
  5. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Walking at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971 to 1975
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A black and white picture of the St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration. Marsha P. Johnson is walking with demonstrators while Sylvia Rivera stands to the right. The date range that this photo was t...
  6. Protestors March at St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971 to 1975
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A black and white photograph of protestors walking down street With Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. One protestor holds sign up saying, "God is gay." The date range that these photographs wer...
  7. St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration Contact Sheet

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971 to 1975
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A film contact sheet containing 30 photos from the St. Patrick's Cathedral demonstration. Some of the photos feature Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. The date range that this contact sheet was ...
  8. St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstrators March with Sylvia Rivera Holding Sign

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971 to 1975
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A black and white photograph From St. Patrick's Cathedral Demonstration. Marsha P. Johnson stands in the back while Sylvia holds a sign on the right, and someone is walking down the street holding ...
  9. Street Transvestites on the Air

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Skir, Leo, GAY Magazine
    Date: Aug. 30, 1971
    Topics: Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Puerto Rican women, Sex work, Trans women, Transsexual people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Liberation Front, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 97 which describes an interview with Sylvia Rivera and others about their lives. Sylvia talks about housing, hormones, sex, and her activist inv...
  10. Sylvia Rivera Alongside Gay Rights Demonstrators with Signs

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Two black and white photographs of protestors gathered at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. People are holding signs that say "Gay Liberation Front Women" and "Revolutionary Love." Sy...
  11. Sylvia Rivera and Gay Liberation Front Demonstrators at City Hall, New York

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1969 to 1972
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photo of demonstrators outside City Hall. Sylvia Rivera is in the center of the frame, looking down.
  12. Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at Gay Rights Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Three black and white photographs of Sylvia and Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among a crowd at a gay rights protest in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We Try...
  13. Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster Marching Down Sidewalk with Demonstrators

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster among other protestors at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. They are marching down the sidewalk while linking arms. and Lee is holdi...
  14. Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster on Steps at Gay Rights Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among others on a set of steps at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We T...
  15. Sylvia Rivera at Kate Millet's Speech at Gay Rights Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Kate Millet, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A color photograph of a speaker at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Sylvia Rivera is in the background holding her arm up and sign saying "Street Transvestite Action Revolution."