Sylvia Rivera: A Forgotten Hero of the Stonewall Riots A profile of Sylvia Rivera, a Puerto Rican street queen rumored to have thrown the second Molotov cocktail at the Stonewall Riots.

Sylvia Rivera: A Forgotten Hero of the Stonewall Riots

April 8, 20162:41 PM ET

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Sylvia Rivera: A Forgotten Hero of the Stonewall Riots

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A profile of Sylvia Rivera, a Puerto Rican street queen rumored to have thrown the second Molotov cocktail at the Stonewall Riots.