National Museum of American History | Sylvia Rivera: Pushing Boundaries | Taína Caragol @SmithsonianAmHistory | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
Sylvia Rivera was a transgender woman living in New York City during the ’60s and ’70s. She became a fierce defender of LGBTQ+ rights, pushing the movement in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots to vigilantly protect transgender people’s rights.

Taína Caragol is a curator of Latino Art and History at the National Portrait Gallery.

Sylvia Rivera fue una mujer transgénero que vivió en la ciudad de Nueva York durante las décadas de 1960 y 1970. Allí se convirtió en ferviente defensora de los derechos LGBTQ+ en la secuela de las protestas de Stonewall, y se dedicó a proteger activamente los derechos de las personas transgénero.

Taína Caragol es curadora de Arte e Historia Latina en la Galeria Nacional de Retratos.

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