Hoboken to Honor Longtime Activist, and Icon, Marsha P. Johnson with Statue
By Alex Connell
HOBOKEN, NJ - The building and placement of a $250,000 statue of LGBTQ+ icon Marsha P. Johnson, which will be displayed at Stevens Park was unanimously approved by the Hoboken City Council at a recent meeting.
An African-American gay activist, Johnson served as a powerful advocate for trans people of color. She was a key figure in the 1969 stonewall uprising and changed the lives for homeless transgender youth in New York City through her creation of the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries.
Johnson moved to Hoboken in 1980 where she spent the last twelve years of her life.