Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who formed a crucial part of the fight against police. And when Stonewall happened, in 1969, it was again transgender women of color, such as Marsha P.
The first protest was in fact not at Stonewall, but three years earlier, in 1966 at Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco, when transgender women fought back against police harassment and violence. It is important to remember that transgender people are just as big of a part of the gay and queer movement, which spans all the way back to Stonewall and before. While Pride is officially for everyone under the rainbow umbrella – people who feel they belong to the LGBTQIA2S+ community, those who are allies, or questioning – oftentimes Pride events seem to have white cisgender gay men at the forefront.
Happy Pride! June is the official Pride month, but if you live in British Columbia, Pride season has only just started! Most of the big Pride events, including Vancouver Pride, are still coming up within the next few weeks of July and August. By Chris Wolff, Facilitator, Trans Newcomers Resource Hub
