Bitch on Wheels: Sylvia Rivera's Forgotten Stonewall Speech
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Bitch on Wheels: Sylvia Rivera's Forgotten Stonewall Speech
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SPECIAL RELEASE: Becky & Taina on Becky's other podcast, Assigned Reading (if you like this conversation, check out this new podcast here)
Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown dive deep into Sylvia Rivera’s 2001 speech, "Bitch on Wheels." They unpack Rivera’s righteous rage, explore the erasure of trans voices in LGBTQ history, and reflect on the importance of solidarity and intersectionality in the fight for liberation. This raw speech from a legendary activist is just as urgent today.
✍️ “Bitch on Wheels” by Sylvia Rivera
Discussed in this episode
- Sylvia Rivera’s legacy and speech context
- Stonewall riots from a trans perspective
- Marsha P. Johnson and Rivera’s activism
- Respectability politics and performative feminism
- White saviorism, allyship, and call-in vs. call-out
- Suicide and mental health in the trans community
- The role of anger in activism
- Collective care and intersectionality
Resources mentioned
- The Trevor Project
- Lee Brewster history
- Messy Liberation podcast
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