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', … Johnson was a transgender activist who participated in the stonewall uprising and fought for equal rights.

Johnson was one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in new york city. Always sporting a smile, johnson was an important advocate for homeless … 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 …