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Sylvia Rivera

American LGBT activist, transgender rights activist, and community worker (1951–2002)
Person Human Q2278761

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
trans woman[9]
Date of birth
July 2, 1951
Date of death
February 19, 2002
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
LGBTQ rights activist, women's rights activist
Award received
VH1 Trailblazer Honors[8]
Cause of death
liver cancer[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English[16]
Affiliation
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries[17]
End of work period
February 19, 2002[18]
Family name
Rivera (surname)[12]
Given name
Sylvia[13]
Manner of death
natural causes[14]
Participant in
Stonewall riots[15]
Residence
New York City[11]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sylvia Rae Rivera en Sylvia Rivera ar سيلفيا ريفارا el Σίλβια Ριβέρα es Sylvia Rae Rivera fa سیلویا ریورا he סילביה ריברה ja シルヴィア・リヴェラ ja シルヴィア・リベラ ja シルビア・リベラ sv Sylvia Rae Rivera zh 西尔维亚·里维拉 zh 西尔维娅·里维拉
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000453941007
VIAF cluster ID
112144648561682135975
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2016144394
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
STAR Rally (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
369369
Discogs artist ID
5015751
Fandom article ID
lgbt:Sylvia_Rivera, lgbtqia:Sylvia_Rivera, es.lgbt:Sylvia_Rivera
Freebase ID
/m/093_r_
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m093_r_
Harper's tag
sylvia-rivera
IMDb ID
nm1474941
IdRef ID
26263564X
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Kinobox person ID
1197735
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5525242
SNAC ARK ID
w6gg1mfn
Tabakalera ID
128863
WikiTree person ID
Rivera-770
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxH4V6K8Y8FdMRGrhmTpP

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Occupation 2
women's rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist
Affiliation 1
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
Award received 1
VH1 Trailblazer Honors
Cause of death 1
liver cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
Given name 1
Sylvia
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
American English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participant in 1
Stonewall riots
Participated in 1
Stonewall riots
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
New York City
Residence 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
trans woman
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Sylvia Rivera was born on July 2, 1951[1], in New York City[2]. She died on February 19, 2002[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a LGBTQ rights activist[5] and women's rights activist[6].

FAQs

Where was Sylvia Rivera born?

Sylvia Rivera's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Sylvia Rivera die?

Sylvia Rivera passed away in New York City[4].

What did Sylvia Rivera do for work?

Sylvia Rivera worked as a LGBTQ rights activist[5] and women's rights activist[6].

What awards did Sylvia Rivera receive?

Honors received include VH1 Trailblazer Honors[8].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . latintrends.com. latintrends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sylvia-rivera
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: sylvia-rivera, Matched to sylvia rivera (#289961104) in Harper's ta…"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → STAR Rally (cropped).jpg
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57985: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  3. 5w ago · ~2026-52483-00 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → STAR Rally (cropped).jpg
    "Removed claim: Image: STAR Rally (cropped).jpg"
  4. 25w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period → February 19, 2002
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Occupation → LGBTQ rights activist, women's rights activist
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32177: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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