TL;DL: Sylvia Rivera
Welcome to our next Too Long; Didn’t Listen posts. This week we’re covering Sylvia Rivera, from season 2 of the podcast. If you are interested in listening, you can find her episode right here:
Episode 29: Sylvia Rivera
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Listen now (29 min) | Hi everyone, I’m so excited to bring you the story of Sylvia Rivera, an incredible queer icon if there ever was one. Rivera was at the Stonewall Uprising (maybe) and she began one of the first-ever US organizations dedicated to advocating for trans rights. Her story is a bit sad, but it gives us good work to aspire to.
Sylvia Rivera was born Ray Rivera, assigned male at birth, on July 2, 1951 in New York City
Raised by her maternal grandmother after her mother committed suicide …
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