Marsha P. Johnson
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American civil rights activist
LGBT rights activist
LGBTQ+ icon
drag performer
human
transgender woman
Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneering Black transgender activist and drag performer who played a key role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, including the Stonewall uprising and the founding of early trans advocacy organizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marsha P. Johnson canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7343125 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marsha P. Johnson Context triple: [Sylvia Rivera, coFounderWith, Marsha P. Johnson]
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A.
Sylvia Rivera
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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B.
Janet Farmer
Janet Farmer is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the surname Farmer.
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C.
Edie Sedgwick
Edie Sedgwick was an American socialite, actress, and fashion icon best known as one of Andy Warhol’s most famous muses and a defining figure of 1960s New York underground culture.
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D.
Minnijean Brown
Minnijean Brown is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
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E.
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an American indie folk singer-songwriter known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings and busking roots in the 1990s alternative music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marsha P. Johnson Target entity description: Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneering Black transgender activist and drag performer who played a key role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, including the Stonewall uprising and the founding of early trans advocacy organizations.
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A.
Sylvia Rivera
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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B.
Janet Farmer
Janet Farmer is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the surname Farmer.
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C.
Edie Sedgwick
Edie Sedgwick was an American socialite, actress, and fashion icon best known as one of Andy Warhol’s most famous muses and a defining figure of 1960s New York underground culture.
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D.
Minnijean Brown
Minnijean Brown is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
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E.
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an American indie folk singer-songwriter known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings and busking roots in the 1990s alternative music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American civil rights activist
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LGBT rights activist ⓘ LGBTQ+ icon ⓘ drag performer ⓘ human ⓘ transgender woman ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
HIV/AIDS patients
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homeless LGBTQ+ youth ⓘ transgender rights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gay Liberation Front
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Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries ⓘ Sylvia Rivera ⓘ |
| birthName | Malcolm Michaels Jr. ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| coFounded | Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Sylvia Rivera ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-07-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
|
| genderIdentity | transgender woman ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "Pay it no mind" ⓘ |
| inspired | later generations of LGBTQ+ activists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for homeless queer and trans youth
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drag performances in New York City ⓘ role in the Stonewall uprising ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of resistance and pride in LGBTQ+ history ⓘ |
| movement |
LGBT rights movement
ⓘ
gay liberation movement ⓘ
linked to:
LGBT rights movement
transgender rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Marsha P. Johnson ⓘ |
| nickname | Marsha ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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drag queen ⓘ sex worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
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linked to:
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
|
| race | Black ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich Village, New York City
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linked to:
Greenwich Village
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | queer ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson"
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linked to:
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
numerous biographies and articles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description of subject: Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneering Black transgender activist and drag performer who played a key role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, including the Stonewall uprising and the founding of early trans advocacy organizations.
Referenced by (8)
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