Pay It No Mind Gate

The Pay It No Mind Gate serves as the ornamental entrance to Marsha P. Johnson State Park. It was unveiled on what would have been the seventy-eighth birthday of the pioneering transgender activist. The gate features vibrant floral sculptures, which honor the signature flower crowns Johnson famously wore. The structure bears the phrase Pay It No Mind in bold lettering, reflecting the retort she used when people questioned the P in her name. This motto became a symbol of her refusal to let societal judgments and binary expectations define her existence.