Marsha P Johnson. (Netflix) The brand new design for the Marsha P Johnson State Park has been unveiled after initial plans were scrapped following complaints from the trans hero’s own family. New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced last year that Brooklyn’s East River State Park would be renamed for Johnson, making it “the first state park to honour an LGBT+ person”. But the tribute was halted in March when Black trans activists raised concerns about the “harsh thermoplastic colours and extended cement slabs”, while Johnson’s family accused the city of “exploiting” her name for publicity. “I personally feel this was a mass deception campaign and our family was deceived,” Johnson’s cousin James Carey said, as reported by the