Episode #6: On Queer Loss: Interview with Aleix Martinez in Memory of Ray Rivas

Queer Newark Oral History Project by Kristyn Scorsone

May 29, 201901:05:05Society & Culture

Ray Rivas identified as a "revolutionary gender evolutionary." A trans warrior, activist, and artist, he refused to adhere to gender norms and instead demanded society conform to him. Sadly, Ray passed away days before h...

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