Zohran Mamdani: “She and Johnson founded Star to house and feed trans kids.”

“Rivera developed a substance abuse problem and was often homeless. When she had nowhere left to turn, she would sleep here, waves lapping. Yet no matter what hardships she faced, Sylvia Rivera advocated for others. She and Johnson founded Star to house and feed trans kids. The Christopher Street Pier is, like our city, a place of immense contradictions. It's where outsiders found belonging. And it's also where Marsha P.” (01:02–01:07)

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