Marsha P. Johnson Google Doodle
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Marsha P. Johnson Google Doodle
Marsha P. Johnson was a key figure in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, and an activist who fought on behalf of LGBT+ youth, Johnson is remembered as a pioneer of the LGBT+ movement in the United States.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 24 August 1945, Johnson moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village after graduating high school in 1963.
Johnson initially used the moniker "Black Marsha" but later decided on the drag queen name "Marsha P. Johnson", getting Johnson from the restaurant Howard Johnson's on 42nd Street, stating that the P stood for "pay it no mind" and used the phrase sarcastically when questioned about gender, saying "it stands for pay it no mind".
Johnson was one of the first drag queens to go to the Stonewall Inn, after they began allowing women and drag queens inside; it was previously a bar for only gay men.
Marsha P. Johnson was a key figure in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, and an activist who fought on behalf of LGBT+ youth, Johnson is remembered as a pioneer of the LGBT+ movement in the United States.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 24 August 1945, Johnson moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village after graduating high school in 1963.
Johnson initially used the moniker "Black Marsha" but later decided on the drag queen name "Marsha P. Johnson", getting Johnson from the restaurant Howard Johnson's on 42nd Street, stating that the P stood for "pay it no mind" and used the phrase sarcastically when questioned about gender, saying "it stands for pay it no mind".
Johnson was one of the first drag queens to go to the Stonewall Inn, after they began allowing women and drag queens inside; it was previously a bar for only gay men.