Why is it always Marsha, Marsha, Marsha....

Well boys and girl, meet Marsha P. Johnson.

No one knows who actually threw the first punch in the Stonewall Riots, but it's universally accepted
the Marsha P. Johnson was one of the first to fight back against the police that night.

Marsha P. Johnson (The P. stood for, according to her, "Pay it no mind".) one of the many to tell the police, NO, you can NOT treat us this way any longer.  In the early 70's, she helped found a group that gave food, clothing, shelter and help to other young drag queens, transwomen, and homeless gay and lesbian kids in New York City.  In the 80', she became and AIDS activist as well when she joined ACT-UP.

Unfortunately, she died in 1992, her body found floating in the river the day after the Gay Pride festivities that year.  The police, with little investigation, ruled her death a suicide.  Finally, in November of 2012, the police re-opened her case a possible homicide. It remains unsolved.  She was 48 at the time of her death.

Despite her tragic end, its unfortunate more of us don't know Marsha P. Johnson, and others like her.  Because, without them and what they started 46 years ago, we could not possibly have had the monumental Supreme Court ruling we did just this last Friday.  So today, I'll say a little thank you to Marsha P. Johnson, for all she did for me, even though she never knew me, and I, sadly, never knew of her until just recently.

POLT