Trans activists like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera were key figures in the riots that launched the modern gay rights movement.
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Prior to 1969, transgender people were already fighting back against police harassment, such as in the 1959 Cooper Do-nuts riot in Los Angeles and the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot in San Francisco. Trans activists like Marsha P