A display typeface drawn from the vertical sign of the Stonewall Inn and named in honour of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson.
About
Rooted in the lettering of the Stonewall Inn's original vertical sign, this typeface carries the visual memory of a site central to LGBT liberation in America. Vocal Type named it after Marsha P. Johnson, an African-American transgender activist whose role in the 1969 Stonewall uprising brought her to the forefront of the gay liberation movement. The design is part of Vocal Type's broader practice of recovering type histories tied to civil rights and social movements.
Classification
Inspired by the vertical sign outside the Stonewall Inn, Marsha is a display typeface rooted in mid-century American signage lettering, making it a historically grounded display face rather than a text or body type.