Sylvia Rivera, American transgender rights activist (died 2002)

Sylvia Rivera was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist who was also a noted community worker in New York. Rivera, who identified as a drag queen for most of her life and later as a transgender person, participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front.

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.