Movie2012 · Released · 54 min
Marsha P. Johnson was a drag queen, sex worker, and LGBT activist who fought at Stonewall and knew Andy Warhol. She was a New York fixture who made her motto her middle name: "Pay it no mind". This documentary about her life includes the last interview she gave before the suspicious circumstances of her death in 1992.
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Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Rivera
Herself
Taylor Mead
Himself
Martin Boyce
Himself
Jimmy Camicia
Himself
David Carter
Himself
Ron Jones
Himself
Bob Kohler
Himself
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Himself
Michael Lynch
Himself
Agosto Machado
Himself
Sasha McCaffrey
Himself
Michael Musto
Himself
Paloma Nunziata
Himself
Richard Shupper
Himself
Randolfe Wicker
Himself
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