Black Lives Matter: Marsha P. Johnson

The 2020 LGBTQ+ Forum took place on Wednesday with the theme intersectionality (coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, JD, a professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School). In honor of intersectionality, let’s consider the life of Marsha P. Johnson. A Black drag queen, Johnson was credited with a key role in the Stonewall uprising. An institute was formed in her honor to “create a crucial entry point for black trans women and gender non-conforming femmes…” Learn more about Johnson and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.

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