Johnson was a transgender activist who participated in the stonewall uprising and fought for equal rights. Born a male and named malcolm michaels, marsha legally changed her name after 1966, when she moved from new jersey to greenwich village permanently, to marsha p. When people …

Always sporting a smile, johnson was an important advocate for homeless … Johnson (august 24, 1945 †july 3, 1992) was an american lgbtq activist, sex worker, and performer. In 1970, marsha and sylvia founded star house, a shelter for homeless gay and trans youth. Marsha functioned as a maternal figure to the house's members and assumed the role of the 'house mother', …