Marsha P. Johnson

PAY IT NO MIND! This week, Alex and special first guest, Maggie, chat about Marsha P. Johnson – a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community whose death is raising a lot more questions then answers. Alex & Maggie will dive into Marsha’s history and the efforts made since their death to make sure that the flame behind Marsha’s story never dies out. Need a distraction? We got you. Podcast promo: Bring the Mio Podcast - check them out! Listener discretion is advised. Have feedback or a story recommendation? Please email us at weirddistractionspodcast@outlook.com. While on the web, please consider educating yourself or donating to the following: -  https://www.aclu.org/ -  https://transequality.org/ -  https://www.campuspride.org/resources/16-ways-to-be-a-transgender-advocate-and-ally/ -  https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/takeaction - https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/category/social-services/sub-category/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-queer/ -  https://www.diversitybestpractices.com/news-articles/22-lgbt-organizations-you-need-know -  https://witnesschange.org/donate/ -  https://pridefoundation.org.au Resources: Wikipedia - Marsha P. Johnson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson Netflix documentary – ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’  - https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80189623 Mirror article - "Marsha P Johnson's mysterious death as Stonewall riots legend found floating in river” - written by Tamara Davidson - June 19th, 2020 - https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/marsha-p-johnsons-death-tragic-22206980 Where Love is Legal website - https://whereloveisillegal.com/ New York Times article: Marsha P Johnson by Sewell Chan - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html Human Rights Campaign website (https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-transgender-community-in-2019) Mentioned in this episode: Audible Get 1-month free of Audible when you sign-up using our link! Audible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices