Introducing Marsha by Tourmaline
The June Audacious Book Club selection
In her 2018 film Happy Birthday, Marsha!, Tourmaline and her collaborator Sasha Wortzel offer a fictional account of how Black trans pioneer Marsha P. Johnson' spent the hours leading up to the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Marsha, played by Mya Taylor, invites friends to her birthday party, plans the celebration, and eventually makes her way over to the Stonew…