Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera - once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of colour. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P.
Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ people. Nearly two decades after her passing, Sylvia and her legacy continue to have an impact on the LGBTQ rights movement and remain an inspiration for marginalized queer people everywhere.
| ISBN: | 9781250828149 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2023 |
| Author: | Claudia Romo Edelman, J Gia Loving |
| Illustrator: | Cheyne Gallarde |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 123 pages |
| Series: | Hispanic Star |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics |
Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera - once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of colour.
Sylvia Rivera features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
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Sylvia Rivera was written by Claudia Romo Edelman, J Gia Loving and published by Roaring Brook Press
Sylvia Rivera has 123 pages
Yes it is part of Hispanic Star series