Rivera, Sylvia, 1951-2002
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Sylvia Rivera was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist who was also a noted community worker in New York. Rivera, who identified as a drag queen for most of her life and later as a transgender person, participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front. With Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens, gay youth, and trans women.
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Martin B. Duberman papers, 1917-1992 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Bettye Lane Gay Rights Movement Photographs | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Eric Marcus papers | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Rudy Grillo sound recordings, 1970-1989 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Testing the Limits records, 1987-1995, 1988-1990 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs, 1855-2009, 1963-2007 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| memberOf | Gay Liberation Front (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Marsha P., 1945-1992 | person |
| founderOf | Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
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| New York City | NY | US | |
| New York City | NY | US | |
| New York City | NY | US |
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| Gay liberation movement |
| Gay rights |
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Birth 1951-07-02
Death 2002-02-19
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