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1973 STAR 2
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-03 at 3.25.01 PM_thumb.png2023-04-03T22:26:26+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Marsha P. Johnson, part of the “vanguard” during the Stonewall riots, was a prominent figure of the gay liberation movement. She and Sylvia Rivera created the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) house in 1970 to advocate for and provide housing, food, and clothing to LGBTQ homeless youth. Both activists faced the challenges of homelessness and through a fundraising event they were able to purchase the STAR house in 1970, a 4-bedroom apartment in the East Village. The organization is recognized as the first shelter for LGBTQ homeless youth in North America and one of the first organizations led by transgender people of color.plain2023-04-03T22:26:26+00:001973Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49