"History isn't something you look back at & say it was inevitable, it happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive & of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities." LGBTQ+ activist & the unofficial Mayor of Christopher Street, Marsha P. Johnson attends the second Gay Liberation Day – the forerunner of Pride – in New York, 1971. Held to mark the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, Johnson played an instrumental role in the demonstrations, sustaining the moment into a movement. A self-identified drag queen, the ‘P’ in her name stood for “pay it no mind” – Johnson’s response when asked about her gender. Performing with the drag theatre group Hot Peaches & modelling for Andy Warhol, she was a vital figure in the Greenwich Village arts scene, recognised for her flowing dresses & floral crowns, and respected for her advocacy. In 1970, Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) with Sylvia Rivera, a transgender collective ...