Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
Tourmaline
Tiny Reparations Books
“Thank god the revolution has begun, honey.”
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.
Written with sparkling prose, Tourmaline’s richly researched biography Marsha finally brings this iconic figure to life, in full color. Her story promises to inspire readers to live as their most liberated, unruly, vibrant, and whole selves.