AGOSTO MACHADO, who passed on this date, was a performance artist, activist, and archivist. He was a major figure in the New York City downtown arts scene beginning in the 1960s. He was active in the Stonewall Riots in 1969. When reflecting on the Riots, he said, “The situation at hand was like a magnet. With street kids like me, we had nothing to lose. That was the action of the moment and the time. It was an event.” The first play he was in was Vain Victory by Jackie Curtis in 1971. He was a member of the pioneering gay activist group the Gay Activists Alliance.

Machado died on March 21, 2026. He directed his representatives not to reveal his age or birth year upon his death, having previously said of the decision that “A lady never tells.”