An incredible icon today honored in culture, this fascinating personality is a must-see.
Today Google dedicates its Doodle icon to Marsha P. Jonhson. His life has been the subject of a documentary on Netflix, and the mayor of New York will dedicate a statue to him.
Born on August 24, 1945 and died on July 6, 1992 in troubled circumstances, she was an American activist for the rights of trans people and more generally of the LGBTQ + community. Black, drag queen, she became a symbol of the Stonewall riots, and nicknamed “the Rosa Parks of the movement for LGBTQ + rights”.
In 1969, the gay community and the police clashed for 6 days. These riots were a real cry of call from the LGBTQ community who began to parade through the streets of the American city. A movement was born, better still a march started and it will be established thereafter each year in June. The concept of Gay Pride, called in French Marche des Priertés, was born in this way.
After Stonewall, Martha became involved in the militant association Act Up, which fights in a spectacular way to alert the public authorities to AIDS.
It also invests in a social plan against precariousness by founding an organization to help young homeless trans, gay or queer racialized.
This whole and vibrant personality inspires the will to fight for a better world!