A mural of Marsha P Johnson was vandalised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Screen capture via News12) A beloved mural of Stonewall legend and trans trailblazer Marsha P Johnson has been vandalised in New Jersey, US. In Elizabeth, where Johnson was born, a sprawling monument was painted by three local artists under the New Jersey Turnpike
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The LGBT+ community is made up of a diverse group of people from all over the world, and their stories are often overlooked in history books. PinkNews spoke to ambassadors and workers from LGBT+ youth charity Just Like Us about the historical figures they wished they had learned about in school, from the past to
Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. (YouTube/A Noise Within) Trans Day of Resilience – observed alongside Trans Day of Remembrance – will this year see an unprecedented concert staged by six trans-affirming choirs. On Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember and honour the transgender siblings who we have lost this year. Founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann
Bayard Rustin was criticised for being gay, while Angela Davis came out publicly in the late ’90s. (Getty) Queer Black agitators, thinkers and organisers have always been a crucial part of the fight for Black liberation – only now, the rest of the world is catching up. On May 25, George Floyd was murdered in
Local artists came together to create the memorial to Black trans people (Twitter/@jshine1224) Hundreds of Black trans people lost to violence have been honoured in a powerful street mural painted by local artists in Chicago. The words ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ stretch across the street in Catalpa Avenue, Andersonville. It was created by 22 artists
The Stonewall Inn. (Getty/Ben Hider) Who threw the first brick at Stonewall? Depending on who you ask, the answer ranges from Stonewall trailblazers Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga’s CGI’d ponytails in the “Rain on Me” video. On any given day, Twitter might congratulate Mariah Carey, or Laura Dern’s