The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

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georgan g @RT98616417 01/05/2023 High rates of murders of transwomen is a statistic fact. It is sad both for the individuals and a society that allows it. This gay rights documentary reminds us of both the history and current day struggles. See more dave d @RT34924333 01/22/2021 This 2017 documentary chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). The film centers on activist Victoria Cruz's investigation into Johnson's death in 1992, which was initially ruled a suicide by police despite suspicious circumstances. It's part investigative and part biographical and really illuminating and as usual with movies about this subject VERY hard to watch. There are a lot of people that are just evil and don't believe in equal rights for all and this is another in a long line of films that present facts about this narrative. Be nice to each other. Final Score: 9/10 See more Rich S @RPS1963 07/07/2020 There was a lot going on in Marsha P. Johnson's life and it was important, especially to the LGBT community. Solving the mystery surrounding her tragic death seems almost impossible now, more than 25 years later. It's worth the try, but the results may not be so satisfying. See more johann m @Johann33 06/28/2020 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧ An important documentary which re-examines the 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall transgender legend Marsha P. Johnson, who was found floating in the Hudson River. Originally ruled a suicide, many in the community believe she was murdered, but here Victoria Cruz stops at nothing to find out what truly happened. The archival interviews with Johnson and other important figures such as Sylvia Rivera and Randy Wicker, and her family, friends and fellow activists comprise a documentary that reminds people that the continuing fight for justice by the LGBTQ+ community is relentless. See more 06/15/2020 I felt this would have been better had it been a history of the trans community in New York (which it kind of was, in a tangential way) or a proper biography of Martha, since the investigation didn't really go anywhere. In any case, it makes you realise just how far we've come when it comes to LGBT rights, and is a reminder of those pioneers who fought so hard for their rights and those of future generations. See more 06/08/2020 This biography explores the life of Marsha P. Johnson, a popular LGBT activist in New York City, who was found dead in the Hudson River in July 1992. Marsha and her long-time friend Sylvia Rivera were involved with the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and started the first trans activist organization, STAR, in NYC. One of her friends, Victoria Cruz, as she is getting ready to retire, decides to try to find answers to the case that police had long since closed and deemed a suicide. Victoria's investigation was less interesting than following the lives of Marsha and Sylvia in the context of the gay rights movement. I think it is a lesser told story about how the trans community was the catalyst for the uprising yet was marginalized within the larger LGB movement. There is one particularly memorable scene where Sylvia is speaking out at the NYC gay pride rally and is booed by the audience. Thumbs up for a film that is a welcome addition to the filmography of the LGBT movement from the trans perspective. We probably wouldn't be where we are today without icons such as Marsha and Sylvia. See more Read all reviews

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