17 Published BooksSylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) was an American gay liberation and transgender activist of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan descent. Rivera was also a noted community worker in New York, and active in the Gay Liberation Front, Gay Activist Alliance and Young Lords.
With close friend Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens, gay youth, and trans women.
