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Sylvia Rivera  

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  • Sylvia Rivera (born Ray Rivera) was a Puerto Rican drag queen and street hustler who was influential in the visibility of early radical transgender activism. Rivera was best known for her involvement in the Stonewall riots in 1969 and her activism on behalf of gay, lesbian, and transgender street kids and prostitutes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Rivera, Sylvia (1951-2002)]

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