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Numerous brave fighters and pioneers have enriched the realm of LGBTQiA activism. Due to these courageous voices, the fight to be heard and for equality for this group has progressed to a new level. To further promote equality rights, spotlight the ten LGBTQiA activists who significantly altered the direction of history.
Our list includes Marsha A. Johnson, a transgender person who led a revolt opposing oppressive law. Johnson's bravery during the Stonewall Riots of 1969 caused a shift in the norms of society, and her influence lives on with thousands of people pursuing equality for transgender people all over the world in the present. Old or young, all members of the LGBTIQ community owe a portion of their struggle to the beautiful soul.
Two other luminaries followed the same path - Harvey Milk and Gilbert Baker- who each sparked change in their respective fields via art and politics. Milk was the first elected official who was openly gay and utilized his job in the position of San Francisco city supervisor to promote the rights of gay people within a highly conservative community. However, Baker brought out his paintbrushes, painting the world with more colors than ever before, creating the rainbow flag that is now universally accepted as symbolizing an attitude of pride and diversity in the LGBTQiA sect.
One remarkable voice from across the globe is Georgina Beyer, the first transsexual to be openly acknowledged as a politician and MP of New Zealand. Like Johnson, she redefined social spaces, forcing people worldwide to confront themselves and work toward acceptance and equality.
We march toward Audre Lorde, poet laureate, activist for civil rights, and a feminist. She invented the term "intersectionality" before its mainstreaming, making it possible to discuss race as well as sexuality under a single umbrella that led to more significant opportunities to be inclusive within liberation movements themselves.
Equally significant are the two pioneering activists Sylvia Rivera- renowned drag queen/transgender activist, co-founder of Star (Street Transvestite Affirmative Revolutionaries) and Bayard Rustin, the gay genius hidden behind the curtain of the American Civil Rights Movement led by none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Their influence might be less apparent. However, they were significant.
The mysterious Phyllis Lyon stands out with her clear writings on lesbian activists and influencers. She also co-founded the first lesbian group in America, "Daughters of Bilitis.' She harnessed the influence of words to create opinions about sexuality and women's rights.
