Marsha P. Johnson

"I will keep showing up for my community until my last breath."

"Love is the only weapon we need."

"I am alive, I am here, and my life matters."

"We're all Earth people, and we should treat each other like family."

"Don't mourn for me—organize!"

"I'm a street queen first, activist second."

"The revolution for me has always been about my people, my community."

"When you're young and trans, you don't expect to live long."

"Everybody's gotta have a dream."

"I survived by the grace of God and the love of my friends."

"You gotta realize that being trans in the '60s and '70s meant you had no rights."

"The system wasn't made for us—we had to make our own way."

"Love is the most powerful thing we have."

"History is made by those brave enough to challenge it."

"My life is a testament to survival."

"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

"Fighting for your right to exist isn't radical—it's survival."

"The streets taught me everything I needed to know."

"Visibility is the price we pay for freedom."

"I refuse to be erased from history."

"Trans people have always existed—get used to it."

"Dance like nobody's watching, fight like everything matters."

"Community care is revolutionary."

"We survive by lifting each other up."

"The most beautiful thing is seeing your community thrive."

"Never apologize for taking up space."

"My existence is my resistance."

"Happiness isn't found in acceptance from others—it's found in self-love."

"Change happens when ordinary people do extraordinary things."

"I learned patience from survival."