Sylvia Rivera, who helped lead the charge -- in makeup and full voice -- at the birth of the modern gay liberation movement, died yesterday at St. Vincent's Manhattan Hospital. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Rivera was a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. Find the obituary of Sylvia Rivera (2018) from Staten Island, NY. Sylvia Rivera worked tirelessly for a more inclusive and intersectional approach to LGBTQ activism.
Even on her deathbed, she was working for trans inclusion in yet another mainstream gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda.
Find the obituary of Sylvia Rivera (1956 - 2018) from Saint Cloud, FL. Sylvia Rae Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) was an American gay, transgender and civil rights activist and drag queen.
Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. On February 19, 2002, Sylvia passed away at the age of 50 due to complications from liver cancer. Just two days after her brother died, Sylvia Rivera had a heart attack. Nov. 8, 2017.