Hear the story of the brilliant activist, artist and writer who has been researching Marsha for nearly 20 years! We’re sharing unaired segments of our multiple conversations with Tourmaline, so you can learn more about her book, her creative process across mediums, and her wide ranging scholarship of Black trans lives. Coinciding with her recent biography Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson, Tourmaline also published a children’s book about Marsha, One Day in June. Plus, you can dig through her old Tumblr posts where she shared some archival research about Marsha. Tourmaline got close to Marsha's world early in her career as an organizer, working with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Queers for Economic Justice and other organizations. She’s also a filmmaker whose work beautifully spotlights our community. You can check out The Personal Things about Miss Major and Atlantic is a Sea of Bones about Egyptt LaBejia. And of course there’s her film, Happy Birthday, Marsha!.

Hear the story of the brilliant activist, artist and writer who has been researching Marsha for nearly 20 years! We&rsquo;re sharing unaired segments of our multiple conversations with Tourmaline, so you can learn more about her book, her creative process across mediums, and her wide ranging scholarship of Black trans lives. Coinciding with her recent biography <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677583/marsha-by-tourmaline/">Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson</a>, Tourmaline also published a children&rsquo;s book about Marsha, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703746/one-day-in-june-by-tourmaline-illustrated-by-charlot-kristensen/">One Day in June</a>. Plus, you can dig through her old <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/thespiritwas">Tumblr</a> posts where she shared some archival research about Marsha. Tourmaline got close to Marsha's world early in her career as an organizer, working with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Queers for Economic Justice and other organizations. She&rsquo;s also a filmmaker whose work beautifully spotlights our community. You can check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzafzVv2G2E">The Personal Things</a> about Miss Major and <a href="https://vimeo.com/245608125">Atlantic is a Sea of Bones</a> about Egyptt LaBejia. And of course there&rsquo;s her film, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Marsha-Mya-Taylor/dp/B07SBGR1YZ">Happy Birthday, Marsha!</a>.

Marsha P. Johnson is THE icon of the LGBTQ+ movement and one of the mothers of the fight for trans rights. Today, you can buy T-shirts emblazoned with her face or walk through a park named in her honor. This season on Afterlives, we hear from Marsha in her own words.

Afterlives is a documentary podcast series about trans lives we’ve lost and the ways their stories have reshaped our world. Host Raquel Willis brings Marsha’s story to life through rare archival interviews and intimate conversations with queer elders, friends, and historians.  Legend says she threw the first brick at the Stonewall riots, setting off the modern movement for queer rights. Immortalized by Warhol and known as “The Saint of Christopher Street,” Marsha was also unhoused, surviving through sex work, navigating violence, and resisting with joy.

More than 30 years after her still-unsolved death in the Hudson River, Marsha’s voice resounds louder than ever. As trans rights face renewed threats, Afterlives celebrates Marsha’s story and reflects on her enduring power as a trans ancestor.

Marsha P. Johnson is THE icon of the LGBTQ+ movement and one of the mothers of the fight for trans rights. Today, you can buy T-shirts emblazoned with her face or walk through a park named in her honor. This season on Afterlives, we hear from Marsha in her own words.
Afterlives is a documentary podcast series about trans lives we&rsquo;ve lost and the ways their stories have reshaped our world. Host Raquel Willis brings Marsha&rsquo;s story to life through rare archival interviews and intimate conversations with queer elders, friends, and historians.&nbsp; Legend says she threw the first brick at the Stonewall riots, setting off the modern movement for queer rights. Immortalized by Warhol and known as &ldquo;The Saint of Christopher Street,&rdquo; Marsha was also unhoused, surviving through sex work, navigating violence, and resisting with joy.
More than 30 years after her still-unsolved death in the Hudson River, Marsha&rsquo;s voice resounds louder than ever. As trans rights face renewed threats, Afterlives celebrates Marsha&rsquo;s story and reflects on her enduring power as a trans ancestor.

Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson

Bonus: Tourmaline, Marsha’s Biographer

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