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Book Club: Tourmaline and Marsha P. Johnson
Join us to celebrate Pride month by honouring the legacy of Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson, with artist and the author of a new biography, Tourmaline
Artist and activist Tourmaline is the author of ‘Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson’, the first definitive biography of the revolutionary Marsha P. Johnson, an iconic and trailblazing figure in LGBTQIA+ history.
Tourmaline’s new publication reveals the life, impact and enduring legacy of Marsha P. Johnson and her profound commitment to gay rights and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Legend has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. This fearless moment embodies both the beauty and violence of the early LGBTQ+ rights movement―and the fabulous, tenacious charisma of Marsha herself.
Join us against the backdrop of the Photography Centre’s ‘Queer Photobooks’ browsing library, and alongside a major new display of ‘American Photographs’ (Galleries 100 and 101) to discuss how Tourmaline brings this iconic, scandalous and vital justice warrior to life in full colour and gives this remarkable figure her rightful place in history.
Organised by the V&A Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project
