Sylvia Rivera
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Sylvia Rivera was a pioneering Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American transgender activist and key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, known for her role in the Stonewall uprising and advocacy for marginalized queer and trans people.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Rivera canonical | 2 |
| Sylvia Rae Rivera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1480364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sylvia Rivera Context triple: [Sylvia, notableBearer, Sylvia Rivera]
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A.
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated American actress and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for her groundbreaking role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black."
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B.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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C.
Amy Santiago
Amy Santiago is a highly organized and ambitious NYPD detective on the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for her perfectionism, competitiveness, and strong work ethic.
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D.
April DeBoer
April DeBoer is an American nurse and LGBT rights activist known for challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage and adoption bans in the landmark case DeBoer v. Snyder, which contributed to the U.S. Supreme Court’s nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage.
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E.
Vivian Liberto
Vivian Liberto was the first wife of country music legend Johnny Cash, known for her memoir about their marriage and for the later public attention to her Italian and African ancestry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia Rivera Target entity description: Sylvia Rivera was a pioneering Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American transgender activist and key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, known for her role in the Stonewall uprising and advocacy for marginalized queer and trans people.
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A.
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated American actress and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for her groundbreaking role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black."
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B.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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C.
Amy Santiago
Amy Santiago is a highly organized and ambitious NYPD detective on the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for her perfectionism, competitiveness, and strong work ethic.
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D.
April DeBoer
April DeBoer is an American nurse and LGBT rights activist known for challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage and adoption bans in the landmark case DeBoer v. Snyder, which contributed to the U.S. Supreme Court’s nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage.
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E.
Vivian Liberto
Vivian Liberto was the first wife of country music legend Johnny Cash, known for her memoir about their marriage and for the later public attention to her Italian and African ancestry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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Latina activist ⓘ human ⓘ transgender rights activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
drag queens
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gender-nonconforming people ⓘ homeless LGBTQ+ youth ⓘ transgender people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sylvia Rae Rivera
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linked to:
Sylvia Rivera
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| associatedWithEvent | Stonewall riots ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Greenwich Village ⓘ |
| birthName | Ray Rivera ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
STAR
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Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Marsha P. Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1951-07-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-02-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Puerto Rican
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Venezuelan ⓘ |
| foundedForPurpose | supporting homeless queer and trans youth ⓘ |
| fullName | Sylvia Rivera ⓘ |
| genderIdentity | transgender woman ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Sylvia Rivera Law Project ⓘ |
| heritage | Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American ⓘ |
| honoredBy | naming of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary trans rights movements ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of transgender liberation
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symbol of intersectional queer activism ⓘ |
| movement |
LGBTQ+ rights movement
ⓘ
gay liberation movement ⓘ
linked to:
LGBT rights movement
transgender rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for homeless queer and trans youth
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advocacy for incarcerated LGBTQ+ people ⓘ participation in the Stonewall uprising ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| politicalActivity |
advocacy for inclusion of trans people in gay rights legislation
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campaigning for anti-discrimination protections ⓘ campaigning for homeless rights ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sexualOrientation | queer ⓘ |
| spokeAt |
Christopher Street Liberation Day Rally
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linked to:
Pride Parade
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| yearOfNotableSpeech | 1973 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description of subject: Sylvia Rivera was a pioneering Puerto Rican-Venezuelan American transgender activist and key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, known for her role in the Stonewall uprising and advocacy for marginalized queer and trans people.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sylvia Rivera