As she began exploring her identity through drag, Marsha settled on the drag queen name ‘Marsha P. Johnson’. This was inspired by the restaurant, Howard Johnson’s on 42nd Street, while the P. stood ...

In the wake of Pride Month, you may be wondering…who is Marsha P. Johnson? Before the heavy headlines and heroic hashtags, there was a Black transwoman with enough might to spark an entire movement.

Google is honouring black transgender-rights activist Marsha P Johnson with a Doodle more than 50 years after the Stonewall Riots, and one year after the self-identified drag queen was ...

To be a Black drag queen in the 1960s was one of the bravest things one could do. That’s exactly why Marsha P. Johnson – a Black drag queen who was reportedly responsible for starting the ...

Marsha P Johnson: ‘America’s first transgender statue’ will immortalise Stonewall riots veteran. ... “I was no one, nobody from Nowheresville, until I became a drag queen,” she said.

The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson," tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of ...

Marsha P. Johnson was not well known during her life. But in death, her legacy is stamped indelibly onto the rainbow pride flag. The transgender activist was among a group of blacks who in the ...

Marsha P. Johnson is celebrated in today's Google Doodle, marking the last day of Pride Month. As an LGBTQ+ rights activist, performer, transgender woman, and drag queen, Marsha P. Johnson ...

Marsha P Johnson: who was the Stonewall riots gay rights activist and drag queen honoured with a Google Doodle. By Alex Nelson. Senior Journalist. Published 30th Jun 2020, 09:35 BST.