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Too often we forget that Sylvia Rivera was more than a trans icon. After leaving home when she was 11, she told Eric Marcus that she survived on the streets by hustling. Sylvia was only 17 when she famously took part in the Stonewall uprising and went on to found S.T.A.R. (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) with her friend and fellow activist Marsha P. Johnson.

Today, on her birthday, we honor the life of Sylvia Rivera and her work for the #LGBTQ community. Listen to our two episodes featuring Sylvia in her own words here: bit.ly/mgh-rivera and bit.ly/mgh-rivera-part2.

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