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WIH Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rae Rivera Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/19/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This cache is not at the posted coordinates.  YOu need to solve the puzzle below.  All the information you need is on this page

Yup it is another Woman in HIstory cache.. Many woman who paved the way for others.  

Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rae Rivera: LGBTQ Activists Who Dared to be Themselves

LGBTQ activists and drag queens prominent in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s, Johnson and Rivera were instrumental members in the burgeoning gay-rights movement.

Credited with throwing the first brick at the 1969 Stonewall Riots, Johnson—adorned with her trademark hats and warm spirit—helped ignite the flame that sparked the national LGBTQ movement. Rivera, a civil rights activist, feminist and pacifist founded the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance, and was also a participant int the Stonewall Riots.

Together, in the early 1970s, Johnson and Rivera co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), working with runaway or homeless transgender and drag queen women of color. Tragically, Johnson’s body was found in the Hudson River on July 6, 1992, shortly after the 1992 Pride March. Her death was originally ruled a suicide, but friends reported seeing her being harassed earlier that day, leading to suspicion surrounding her death. Rivera died in 2002.

N 43° 37.AB5' W 71° C8.D9E'

Johnson and Rivera co-founded  STAR in 19A0

LGBTQ activists and drag queens prominent in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the 19(X+2=B)0s, Johnson and Rivera were instrumental members in the burgeoning gay-rights movement.

Credited with throwing the first brick at the 19PQ (Q-P=C) Stonewall Riots, Johnson—adorned with her trademark hats and warm spirit—helped ignite the flame that sparked the national LGBTQ movement.

Johnson’s body was found in the Hudson River on (Month-2=D) (Day + 2 =E), 1992

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)