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Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera leads the ACT-UP march past New York's Madison Square Park, June 26, 1994. The march was one of two held on Sunday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the riot at the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that erupted in violence during a police raid in 1969. The incident is now considered the start of the gay rights movement. Virtually every reliable account credits Sylvia, a man who prefers the feminine pronoun, with a major role in the riot. (AP Photo/Justin Sutcliffe)

Inside Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera's Friendship

The two revolutionary LGBTQ+ activists developed a friendship while fighting for transgender rights in the 1960s and '70s.

By Colin Bertram
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Comedian/actress Wanda Sykes performs onstage during the Moontower Comedy Festival at The Paramount Theatre on April 24, 2015 in Austin, Texas.

6 of the Funniest Queer Women in Comedy

By Becky Little
dylan mulvaney wearing a pink dress and blush makeup, putting her right hand under her chin, smiling directly at the camera

Who Is Trans TikTok Influencer Dylan Mulvaney?

By Colin McEvoy
Freddie Mercury performing

The Complicated Nature of Freddie Mercury's Sexuality

By Sara Kettler
Harry Hay (L) brushes the cheek of his partner John Burnside at their home in San Francisco, July 2002

How Harry Hay Became a Pioneer of the Gay Rights Movement

By Colin Bertram
marsha p johnson smiles at the camera while seated at a table, she wears a flower crown and a bright pink dress and holds a glass

13 Powerful Marsha P. Johnson Quotes

By Rachel Chang

Famous LGBTQ Individuals

RuPaul on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" - Season 19

RuPaul

marsha p johnson in dark outfit and black hair smiles as she stands on the corner of christopher street and 7th avenue during the pride march

Marsha P. Johnson

a man in a suit jacket striped tie and collared shirt smiles at the camera as he leans his head against his fist, a map covers the wall behind him

Harvey Milk

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a woman with glasses speaks into a microphone while standing inside an urban park

Sylvia Rivera

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Barney Frank attends Tribeca Talks: After the Movie: "Compared To What: The Improbable Journey Of Barney Frank" during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival

Barney Frank

Former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete, has died

Jason Collins

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Cynthia Erivo

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Lil Nas X

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American-born cabaret singer Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) applies makeup with a powder puff in her dressing room before a performance at the Strand Theatre. A Western Union telegram from jazz singer Sophie Tucker is attached to the mirror. Baker has her hair pulled back into a fall and wears an evening dress, matching long satin gloves and a jeweled choker.

How Josephine Baker Upended Sexual Stereotypes While Advocating For Civil Rights

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Why Rock Hudson’s Decision to Come Out Marked a Turning Point of the Aids Epidemic

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How Ellen DeGeneres' Historic Coming-Out Episode Changed Television

shania twain sings into a microphone on a stand she holds, she wears a strapless black dress and long black gloves

The Inspiration for “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”

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The Stonewall Inn in 2012

The Stonewall Inn: The People, Place and Lasting Significance of 'Where Pride Began'

The historic uprising at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village sparked the modern LGBT rights movement in the U.S.
By Meredith Worthen

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a man with sunglasses walks on a street as he holds part of a very large rainbow pride flag, a huge crowd of people are in the background

How Gilbert Baker Created the Rainbow Pride Flag

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14 LGBTQ Rights Activists You Should Know

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15 Inspiring Audre Lorde Quotes

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13 Powerful Marsha P. Johnson Quotes

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Brittney Griner Advocates for Other Detainees

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Rock Hudson Coming Out in the Aids Epidemic

a woman smiles as she looks left, she wears a dark collared top, part of an american flag and a model space shuttle are in the background

Sally Ride

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Oscar Wilde

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lady gaga poses in black one shoulder dress at awards show, she wears an ornate necklace and earrings

Lady Gaga