Transgender women of color, most notably Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera , were central figures in the 1969 Stonewall Riots. They later founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) , the first organization dedicated to supporting homeless queer youth and sex workers.
In 1999, activist Monica Helms designed the transgender pride flag (blue, pink, and white), which has since become a global symbol of the movement. Current Challenges and Issues only shemale picture
Transgender activists and artists, such as Leslie Feinberg (author of Transgender Warriors ), have worked to document gender-variant history and challenge the gender binary. Transgender women of color, most notably Marsha P