In 1970, marsha and sylvia founded star house, a shelter for homeless gay and trans youth. Marsha functioned as a maternal figure to the house's members and assumed the role of the 'house mother', รขโ‚ฌยฆ Johnson was a transgender activist who participated in the stonewall uprising and fought for equal rights.

Always sporting a smile, johnson was an important advocate for homeless รขโ‚ฌยฆ Johnson (august 24, 1945 รขโ‚ฌ july 3, 1992) was an american lgbtq activist, sex worker, and performer. Born a male and named malcolm michaels, marsha legally changed her name after 1966, when she moved from new jersey to greenwich village permanently, to marsha p. When people รขโ‚ฌยฆ