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Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries march in the Christopher Street Liberation Day parade of 1971. On the left is Sylvia Rivera (with bag in her arms). STAR was created by Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson both of whom were active in the Gay…

Members of the gay caucus of Youth Against War and Fascism hand out information under a banner "Stonewall Means Fight Back" during the Gay Liberation parade in New York City's Central Park, June 25th, 1978.

Picture of Roller Arena, Fairy Godmother during a pride event in 1973, most likely taken on 7th Avenue with a number of her fans, including a police officer. Rollerena (as she is known today) went by the names Rollin’ Skeets in 1970, Roller Arena…

Members of the Mattachine Society, one of the first "homophile" organizations in the U.S. march in the CSLD parade in June of 1970. Mattachine became less influential as the more militant activist groups took control of the movement for equal rights…

Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera March in CSLD Parade 1971 with the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) banner - an organization the two formed after being disenfranchised by the liberation movement.

In 1971, a large march, including a women's march and anti war march were planned for May 1st. Gay Liberation Front, the grassroots militant organization that grew out of the Stonewall rebellion, organized to include a Gay May Day Contingent in…

A group of Drag Queens assemble along the parade route of the annual Gay Pride Event in New York City in 1973.

Photograph of crowd on 5th Avenue during the CSLD parade. This image was taken by Rudy Grillo. The date is unknown but most likely taken after 1970 and before 1975.