Season 2: Episode 1: Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker

Season 2: Episode 1: Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker

Season 2: Episode 1: Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - March 2, 2017 - 16:25

Meet Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker—two very different heroes of the early LGBT civil rights movement. Marsha was a Street Transvestite Action Revolutionary. Randy led the first gay demonstration in 1964 in coat and tie.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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