Rowan Ashley Smith has often been described as "a multi-hyphenate about town." He loves work that connects him to his cultures as a gay, Jewish, multiracial trans man. Before breaking into journalism, ...

If you know anything about the legendary activist Marsha P. Johnson, chances are you’ve been touched by the work of Tourmaline. Widely recognized as our community’s preeminent Johnson scholar, the ...

A new biography, "Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson," tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of history as a leader in the early LGBTQ rights ...

Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue during the Pride March in New York City on June 27, 1982. Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue ...

The artist and activist has two books on Marsha P. Johnson, a central force in the Stonewall uprising and nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement, due out in May. Both received starred PW reviews: Marsha (Tiny ...

Artist and filmmaker Tourmaline debuts with an illuminating biography of Marsha P. Johnson, a central force in the Stonewall uprising and nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement. Tourmaline recreates Johnson’s ...

Trans people are under attack across the United States, and these attacks are being launched by the most dangerous bully of all: an increasingly fascist executive branch empowered by a cowardly ...

Marsha P. Johnson was bold, fearless, kind and complicated. A key activist in Stonewall, the Black trans drag artist also founded STAR to care for trans people, and was an enigma that anybody who met ...

Marsha P. Johnson was a trailblazer in the fight for gay rights. But Johnson's legacy extends beyond her activism: "Marsha was a really full... In the face of trans erasure, what can we learn from ...

WBUR senior arts and culture reporter Cristela Guerra sits down with Tourmaline —award-winning artist, filmmaker, writer, activist and TIME 100 Most Influential Person in the World —for a conversation ...

Marsha P. Johnson on the corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue during the Pride March in New York City on June 27, 1982. Credit - Barbara Alper—Getty Images And yet, despite it all, my mandate ...

It’s Pride Month again. But unlike recent years, when corporations flooded us with rainbow merchandise and vague nods to the Stonewall Riots, this year feels markedly different. The signs of ...