On Weds, Oct 22nd, join Black transgender luminary Tourmaline for a conversation about her definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson. Moderated by Hugh Ryan. RSVP here!

Rumor has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. Marsha, a legendary Black transgender activist, embodied both the beauty and the struggle of the early gay rights movement. Her work sparked the progress we see today, yet there has never been a definitive record of her life. Until now.

Tourmaline’s biography Marsha finally brings this groundbreaking icon to life. A national bestseller, selected by The New York Times as a nonfiction book “To Read This Spring,” Marsha portrays both the activist and artist, a woman who didn’t wait to be freed, but declared herself free and told the world to catch up.

As Janet Mock writes, “This literary tribute, adorned in garlands and glitter, is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true cost and the enduring legacy of an LGBTQIA+ icon’s fight for liberation.”

Join Tourmaline and Hugh Ryan, author of When Brooklyn Was Queer, for a conversation that promises to inspire all to live their most liberated, unruly, vibrant, and whole selves.