SYLVIA RIVERA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romo Edelman, Claudia.

Contributor:

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivera, Sylvia, 1951-2002--Juvenile literature.

Rivera, Sylvia.

Rivera, Sylvia, 1951-2002.

Minority trans women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Minority trans women.

Minority women activists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Minority women activists.

Minority transgender women--Biography.

Minority women activists--Biography.

Minority transgender women.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies

Juvenile works

Biographies.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ROARING BROOK, 2023.

Summary:

Read about Sylvia Rivera, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera, co-written with J. Gia Loving, from Claudia Romo Edelman's gripping Hispanic Star biography series for young readers. Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera-once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Nearly two decades after her passing, Sylvia and her legacy continue to have an impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement and remain an inspiration for marginalized queer people everywhere. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future. If you can see it, you can be it.

Notes:

Américas Award - Honorable Mention, 2024

ISBN:

1250828147

9781250828149

1250828163

9781250828163

OCLC:

1296118082