Marsha P. Johnson Family Foundation

About Us

Who we are

The Marsha P. Johnson Family Foundation was founded in 2020 by members of Marsha P. Johnson's family.

Inspired by Marsha's advocacy for LGBTQ+ and civil rights. Her fight to end homelessness, hunger and poverty. Her vigilance in protecting and providing safe havens for those with nowhere to go. We are committed to keeping her legacy alive and making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to protect, support and raise awareness for the LGBTQ+ community by continuing the work of the beloved Marsha P. Johnson. Marsha was a LGBTQ+ community icon, activist,martyr, and our family member. Our mission is to promote justice and equality through advocacy, education, community outreach and policy. Please Donate please via Venmo @mpjfamilyfoundation

Our Vision

We envision establishing a safe space which will house and host services for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. This space will focus on providing temporary housing for homeless individuals, that identify as low income. A safe space which will offer a variety of referral programs including medical, mental health, counseling, job preparedness along with housing assistance.

Unfortunately, social service and homeless shelters that work with this population often fail to culturally and appropriately serve LGBTQ+ homeless people, including denying them shelter based on their gender identity; inappropriately housing them in a gendered space that they do not identify with, and failing to address occurring issues facing LGBTQ+ homeless adults and youth.

This project would have an immense direct and positive effect on the well being of the LGBTQ+ community.

Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender women who was an LGBTQ rights activist and an outspoken advocate for trans people of color. Johnson spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically found dead, her body floating in the Hudson river on July 6, 1992 at the age of 46. Her killers have never been brought to justice, her case remains open. Her life has been celebrated in numerous books, documentaries and films.

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Great News!

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Great News!

The Marsha P. Johnson Family Foundation in partnership with the Union County Board of Freeholders, The Union County LGBTQ Affairs, Garden State equality, and the city of Elizabeth is proud to announce a monument dedicated to Marsha P. Johnson in her home town of Elizabeth N.J

1st of its kind

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This will be the first monument of a trans person in the world! Help us to make history with the history making Marsha P. Johnson. Please donate .

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