Ms. Labeled
I’m tired of living with labels. I just want to be who I am.
— Sylvia Rivera
This is an “unofficial” member of the Dead Feminists broadsides series, an original letterpress print created in conjunction with our 2018 retrospective exhibition, Words of Action, held at PCAF (Pierce County AIDS Foundation) in Tacoma, Washington.Ms. Labeled features transgender activist and self-identified drag queen Sylvia Rivera. Rivera was an instrumental and vocal figure in the rise and continuation of the LGBTQ movement, as she advocated for equality and civil rights for people of all genders and sexual orientations. The print is letterpress printed in hot pink and metallic silver inks, with a design inspired by the façade of the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
To help with their mission of working to end the HIV epidemic in the South Sound, we donated half of the proceeds of this edition to PCAF.
Year created
2018
At issue
Transgender rights and gender equality for all
Edition size
112 prints