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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Jul 27, 2017

Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto and a tireless voice for LGBT pride since the days of Stonewall, who along with fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), a trans activist group based in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. Her death in 1992 was declared a suicide by the NYPD, but friends never accepted that version of events. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson celebrates the lasting political legacy of Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.

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Marsha P. JohnsonMarsha P. Johnsonas Self (archive footage)
Victoria CruzVictoria Cruzas Self
Sylvia RiveraSylvia Riveraas Self (archive footage)
Taylor MeadTaylor Meadas Self (archive footage)
Pat BumgardnerPat Bumgardneras Self (archive footage)
Vito RussoVito Russoas Self (archive footage)

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