“‘I HAVE BEEN BEATEN. I HAVE HAD MY NOSE BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN THROWN IN JAIL…FOR G

“‘I HAVE BEEN BEATEN. I HAVE HAD MY NOSE BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN THROWN IN JAIL…FOR GAY LIBERATION, AND YOU ALL TREAT ME THIS WAY? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL??’ – Sylvia Rivera, 1973
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TRANS* WOMEN OF COLOR: THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE CHARGE!
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CIS-LGBs: WE CAN DO BETTER,” The Equality March for Unity & Pride, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2017. Photo by L. Brown, © @lgbt_history. #lgbthistory #HavePrideInHistory #Resist #TDOA2017 (at Washington, District of Columbia)