statement, Google said, “Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Rob Gilliam, celebrates LGBTQ+ rights activist, performer, and self-identified drag queen Marsha P.
Johnson, who is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.”It said it was honoring her today to mark the one-year anniversary of Johnson being posthumously honored as a grand marshal of the New York City Pride March.Google has also donated a hefty $500,000 grant to the Marsha P.
Johnson Institute to support black transgender women during the health crisis. It follows a donation earlier this month of $2.4million to the Trevor Project and around 70 other LGBTQ organizations.Related: Activist and icon Marsha P..