Marsha P. Johnson

"I don't hide who I am, and I never will."

"We are diamonds formed under pressure."

"Love is the answer to everything."

"I've walked through fire and come out stronger."

"Our voices matter, and we will be heard."

"I'm not just surviving, I'm thriving."

"The nights I danced were the nights I felt most alive."

"We need to take care of our own because nobody else will."

"I've made mistakes, but I've learned from them all."

"Respect yourself, and others will respect you too."

"The trans community is beautiful, bold, and brave."

"I've been called names, but I'm proud of who I am."

"Life is too short to live inauthentically."

"We deserve equal rights, equal pay, and equal respect."

"I choose love over hate, always."

"The street taught me how to survive, how to fight, and how to love."

"I'm not asking for permission to be myself."

"Our stories need to be told and remembered."

"I've loved deeply and lost painfully, but I don't regret a moment."

"We need to build a world where everyone can be themselves."

"I am proud to be a street queen, a drag queen, and an activist."

"Kindness is a form of resistance."

"I've learned that vulnerability is strength, not weakness."

"We are the voices of the voiceless."

"Life taught me that nothing is permanent except change."

"I refuse to be erased from history."

"Love yourself fiercely and unapologetically."

"We're here to light the way for those who come after us."

"I've survived things that would break most people."

"This life is a gift, and I'm going to live it fully."