Sylvia Rivera
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1951 – 2002
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Who was Sylvia Rivera?
Sylvia Rae Rivera was an American bisexual transgender activist and trans woman. She was a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance and helped found Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries, a group dedicated to helping homeless young street drag queens and trans women, with her friend Marsha P. Johnson.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1951
New York City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Feb 19, 2002
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on July 23, 2013
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