About
American activist who advocated for gay and transgender rights. She participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front as a drag queen.
Before Fame
She began living and working on the streets as a child prostitute at the age of 11.
Trivia
She was viewed as a controversial figure due to numerous claims of involvement with demonstrations she did not attend.
Family Life
She grew up with her grandmother after her father abandoned her and her mother committed suicide.
Associated With
The New School's university center was named after activists James Baldwin, Sylvia Rivera, and Grace Lee Boggs.
