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Gotta be about Stonewall!
Thinking maybe Marsha P. Johnson? Though she very much lived as a woman.
Or maybe you meant "Stonewall" Jackson, from what I can see, but I don't know how that would fit with "chose to live as a Black man" either.
Or maybe you meant "Stonewall" Jackson, from what I can see, but I don't know how that would fit with "chose to live as a Black man" either.
The First Pride Was a Riot: The Origins of Pride Month
AU’s K. Tyler Christensen weighs in on history and importance of Pride Month
By Patty Housman | June 7, 2024:
"... In fact, there are several accounts of that evening and of the five or six days that proceeded to make up the Stonewall Riots. One account suggests that the tipping point came when police tried to arrest a gender-nonconforming “butch” lesbian—that some people credit as Stormé DeLarverie — who somehow evaded the police and began to push against a police car in protest, screaming out to their peers, “Why don’t you do something? Why are you just standing there?” Other accounts suggest it was a Black trans woman, Marsha P. Johnson, that famously threw the first “brick” at Stonewall — though, Johnson has said in interviews that she didn’t get to the Stonewall Inn until two in the morning, after the uprising had already begun. "
"It seems unlikely she ever publicly expressed a specific gender identity,[6] as confirmed by Michele Zalopany, director of "Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box,”[7] saying Stormé didn't "identify as anything but chose to live her life as a Black man."" -Wikipedia
Edited to add proper citation
AU’s K. Tyler Christensen weighs in on history and importance of Pride Month
By Patty Housman | June 7, 2024:
"... In fact, there are several accounts of that evening and of the five or six days that proceeded to make up the Stonewall Riots. One account suggests that the tipping point came when police tried to arrest a gender-nonconforming “butch” lesbian—that some people credit as Stormé DeLarverie — who somehow evaded the police and began to push against a police car in protest, screaming out to their peers, “Why don’t you do something? Why are you just standing there?” Other accounts suggest it was a Black trans woman, Marsha P. Johnson, that famously threw the first “brick” at Stonewall — though, Johnson has said in interviews that she didn’t get to the Stonewall Inn until two in the morning, after the uprising had already begun. "
"It seems unlikely she ever publicly expressed a specific gender identity,[6] as confirmed by Michele Zalopany, director of "Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box,”[7] saying Stormé didn't "identify as anything but chose to live her life as a Black man."" -Wikipedia
Edited to add proper citation
Ah, yeah, this is Stormé DeLarverie for sure. She was a lesbian and a drag king.
It's blocked but maybe
Mustapha Shaw
Mustapha Shaw
Congrats on solving this symbol! The answer was "Stormé DeLarverie".
For those of you wondering how this answer could be arrived at, here's a quick explanation.
On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. Police pretty commonly raided gay bars and made mass-arrests, as being homosexual was a crime in the US. (Homosexuality wasn't legalized nationally until 2003)
But for some reason, on this particular night, people decided to fight back against police arresting peaceful, consenting bar goers. According to several eye witnesses, a group of "butch lesbians" forced their way out of a police car they had been shoved into. One of them began shaking the car and calling out to the other people present, "Why don't you do something? Why are you just standing there?" which caused many others to refuse arrest and begin spontaneously protesting, responding violently when police tried to assault or arrest them. Some of the eye witnesses said the person who spurred them to action - and who threw the first punch - was Stormé DeLarverie, a biracial person who sometimes identified as a Black man, other times as a woman, and apparently used "any" pronouns when asked what to identify them as. Stormé themselves affirms the claim that they were the one who started the chant and threw the first punch.
Other accounts suggest it was a Black trans woman, Marsha P. Johnson that threw a brick to start the rebellion. However, Johnson herself denies this, and says she only got to the Stonewall Inn well after the uprising had begun, and so could not have been the person to start it.
This event became known as the Stonewall Rebellion (or the Stonewall Riot, in the police accounts) and spurred 6 non-consecutive days of protests and demonstrations for gay rights. This marked a turning point where gay rights activism became ever more visible in the US.
The following year, the first pride marches were held on the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. We now celebrate all of June as Pride Month.
For those of you wondering how this answer could be arrived at, here's a quick explanation.
On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. Police pretty commonly raided gay bars and made mass-arrests, as being homosexual was a crime in the US. (Homosexuality wasn't legalized nationally until 2003)
But for some reason, on this particular night, people decided to fight back against police arresting peaceful, consenting bar goers. According to several eye witnesses, a group of "butch lesbians" forced their way out of a police car they had been shoved into. One of them began shaking the car and calling out to the other people present, "Why don't you do something? Why are you just standing there?" which caused many others to refuse arrest and begin spontaneously protesting, responding violently when police tried to assault or arrest them. Some of the eye witnesses said the person who spurred them to action - and who threw the first punch - was Stormé DeLarverie, a biracial person who sometimes identified as a Black man, other times as a woman, and apparently used "any" pronouns when asked what to identify them as. Stormé themselves affirms the claim that they were the one who started the chant and threw the first punch.
Other accounts suggest it was a Black trans woman, Marsha P. Johnson that threw a brick to start the rebellion. However, Johnson herself denies this, and says she only got to the Stonewall Inn well after the uprising had begun, and so could not have been the person to start it.
This event became known as the Stonewall Rebellion (or the Stonewall Riot, in the police accounts) and spurred 6 non-consecutive days of protests and demonstrations for gay rights. This marked a turning point where gay rights activism became ever more visible in the US.
The following year, the first pride marches were held on the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. We now celebrate all of June as Pride Month.
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