The Audacity.

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The Audacity.
The Audacity.
Introducing Marsha by Tourmaline
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Introducing Marsha by Tourmaline

The June Audacious Book Club selection

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The book cover for Marhsa: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline. On the cover, an image of Marsha P. Johnson, a Black transwoman, surrounded by brightly colored flowers.

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…

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