Why Google Doodle Trans Pioneer honored Marsha P. Johnson

Festive illustration by artist and Google spokesperson, which also coincides with a gift for the Marsha Johnson Institute.

Why Google Doodle Trans Pioneer honored Marsha P. Johnson

Festive illustration by artist and Google spokesperson, which also coincides with a gift for the Marsha Johnson Institute.

Google crowned the Month of Pride, explaining Marsha B. Johnson.

The tech giant pioneered the LGBTQ + on Tuesday using Google Doodle, the artwork that adorns the search engine homepage on Google.com.

In addition to the doodles, designed by Los Angeles artist Rob Gilliam, Google awarded a $ 500,000 grant to the Marsha Johnson Institute to support black transgender women during the health crisis. Earlier this month, the company also contributed over $ 2 million to the Trevor Project and local LGBTQ + organizations.

Johnson was a key participant in the 1969 Stonewall uprising against police harassment. While identified as the drag queen in her life, Johnson is considered a mother of the transit movement and a central figure in launching the modern battle for LGBT rights +. She died in 1992 under suspicious circumstances, which was investigated in a recent Netflix documentary by David France, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson.

Michael Apple, Google spokesperson and member of its Pride 2020 committee, told The Advocate that the company wants to highlight Johnson's legacy of cross-activity through this clarification and contribution.

For Pride Pride, this year we have focused on the history of the pride and leaders of the early movement and the importance of solidarity. As one of the first leaders of the gay, bisexual, transgender and gay movement, Marsha Johnson challenged the world to acknowledge the intersections of Black + and Alien Identity, "It is important to remember her work as we look forward to all the work we still have to do for equity, justice and equality under the law ".

Lydia Nichols, Technical Director of Google Doodle, stressed how important it is to erase colored people in the LGBTQ + movement.

"Marsha B. Johnson knew that our destinies are inextricably intertwined - that none of us have rights until we all have rights. She embodied this spirit, fighting all her life for equality and vision. But dominant history often erases her and other blacks and strange activists said Brown from the narration, they failed to appreciate their leadership of the Gay Rights Movement +. "

"Thinking of pride this year, after five decades of riots at Stonewall, we celebrate our progress while acknowledging all the remaining work. Marsha's life reminds us of liberation can only be achieved together - by recognizing and dismantling all regimes of repression. With this spirit we remember and celebrate Today Marsha. "

In the illustration, wearing a smile of her own brand's flower crown, Johnson drives a procession of signs in New York City - among them flags representing the asexual, transgender, non-binary and auditory identities - as well as the racially prestigious banner of pride. These colors also shine through the sky. Gilliam, the guest artist at Google Doodle, mentioned how the image was inspired by her resilience, which appeared in her photos.

Gilliam said: “Basically Marsa inspired the vibrant character and famous architecture of New York that she and her colleagues proudly followed. The story of Marsha is an endless story of perseverance in the face of systematic adversity, the champion of inclusiveness for all identities. The walking of life. Each image is one of its most powerful tools - a symbol of its strength and dedication in its community. "

Eli Hearns, founder and CEO of the Marsha Johnson Institute, noted that the legacy of the pioneer can still be seen in the recent black-life protests that erupted around the world in response to police brutality.

Marsha was a pioneer in the early days of the gay liberation movement. Herns said she spoke and pushed her community to fight against injustice and cruelty. Today, I remember her every day as we continue to protest against police brutality and violence that specifically targets black + transgender women. Marsha's amazing legacy lives through the Marsha Johnson Institute. "

"I am proud to expand our business with support from Google.org and see Marsha's life and legacy celebrated on Google Doodle today," Herrenz added.