Crissle West slurs through the story of Stonewall from the perspective of transgender pioneers Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, portrayed by Alexandra Grey and Trace Lysette. Laugh and learn!
Marsha and Sylvia got it from all directions back in the day. Here’s Sylvia getting heckled by a crowd of gay rights activists in 1973:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lD75vnGc-E
Historian Eric Marcus just released this never-heard 1989 interview of Sylvia.
And here’s a great profile of Marsha centered on a 1992 interview. Marsha famously said said her middle initial P stood for “Pay It No Mind.”
• Drunk History: Marsha P. Johnson sparks the Stonewall riots (Comedy Central)