marcia p. johnsonas a marginalized transgender and a sex worker who was at the riots and fighting with the cops. i notice that most of the photos and videos we see -- am i talking? >> yes, you're on the air, tania. >> caller: oh, thanks. >> did you have another question or comment? >> caller: yeah. and i wonder why he doesn't mention the black drag queens who were in front of the bar fighting that night like marcia p. johnson and sylvia was also a part. >> thank you for the call. marc stein. >> the caller is absolutely right. as far as we can determine, some of the leading roles in the riots were played by african-americans, puerto ricans, transpeople, street queens, drag queens. it's still quite uncertain as to whether they represented a majority of the people who participated in the riots. but there are many accounts that place them at the key moments leading the riots, displaying a real courage, a campy courage, we might say. some individuals who are often credited with instigating the riots, leadin