Today, 1945, radical, Black, LGBTQ activist Marsha P Johnson was born in New Jersy. Johnson was co-founder of STAR, an organization that provided shelter for homeless queer and trans youth. Johnson was known as the "mayor of Christopher Street" for being a welcoming presence in the streets of Greenwich Village. Beginning in 1987, she was an AIDS activist with ACT UP.

In 1992, Johnson's body was found floating in the Hudson River. While initially ruled a suicide by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), controversy and protest followed the case, resulting in it eventually being re-opened as a possible homicide.