A never-before-heard conversation with trans icon and self-proclaimed Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera. Hear Sylvia discuss the first night of the June 1969 uprising and her struggle for recognition in the LGBTQ rights movement.

Marsha P. Johnson with her friend and fellow activist Sylvia Rivera outside City Hall in New York at a rally for gay rights around April 1973.

Have you ever found parts of yourself reflected in a revolutionary hero's story? That's what this author found with Sylvia Rivera, who's gaining more visibility – but still rarely given the respect she deserves. Find out why she's such an inspiration.

Sylvia Rivera played a prominent role in the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. She, along with close friend, Marsha P. Johnson, founded S.T.A.R, an organization that advocated for homeless LGBT youth. #sylviarivera

Though she's been gone for more than a decade, Sylvia Rivera's influence can be seen in the work of some of the more fiery trans activists.

Sylvia Rivera at the 1983 Christopher Street Liberation march. Her banner features the S.T.A.R (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) Logo, and reads "And God Created He and She But He Also Created Me!"

As we celebrate her birthday, I can't forget everything the legendary trans Latinx activist means to me.