Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Bennie Toney and Footage of a Street Memorial for Marsha P. Johnson
Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
In this video by Randy Wicker, Bennie Toney recounts the day Marsha Johnson disappeared--July 4th, 1992--and describes her suspected murderer. This is followed by footage of the street memorial created where Marsha's body was pulled from the Hudson River, and comments from passersby. The Bennie Toney portion ends at 29:04.
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- https://youtu.be/Y2NG5YEFBQo
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- Citation
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- Identifier
- 5425kb04f
- Collection
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Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
- Institution
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
- Creator(s)
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Wicker, Randy
- Date Created
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1997
- Dates Covered
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Jul. 4, 1992
- Genre
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Motion Pictures
- Subject(s)
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Bennie Toney
Marsha P. Johnson
- Places
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New York
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West Village
- Topic(s)
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Anti-transgender violence
Black transgender people
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
Drag queens
Eyewitness accounts
LGBTQ+ memorials
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
QTPOC
Transfeminine people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
- Digital Format
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MP4 video, 45:19
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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