Miss Major didn't just witness history; she made it. In 2026, we protect her story from the fires of erasure. 🦋

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Today in @assignedmedia.org, I report on the recent memorial for #MissMajor Griffin-Gracy in #SanFrancisco, and share reflections from community members on her legacy and the quest for #BlackTransLiberation.

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Miss Major Memorial Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, December 6, 2025

Photos from yesterday's memorial for #MissMajor Griffin-Gracy at Glide Memorial Church, #SanFrancisco.

All licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; please credit Pax Ahimsa Gethen.

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Just back from a lovely memorial for #MissMajor which would have been lovelier if the FUCKING TRIO OF YOUNG CHILDREN SITTING BEHIND ME HADN'T TALKED THROUGHOUT

Parents and caretakers, MIND YOUR FUCKING KIDS

A graphic titled “CLC Quote Corner” featuring a quote from Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. The design has colorful geometric shapes along the left side and the Community Literacies Collaboratory logo in the top right. The quote reads, “It’s not an easy thing, but you must nurture, take care of, and look out for yourself too. If you don’t take the time to heal your wounds and soothe your ills, you cannot be of any benefit to anybody else.” At the bottom left is a circular photo of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy smiling outdoors. Text below the quote reads “Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 1946–2025.”

Honoring the life and legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, (1946 - 2025), a fierce advocate, a mother to many, and a pillar of strength in the fight for trans liberation. Her words continue to guide us: healing is resistance, and caring for ourselves is part of the work. 🤍✨

#quote #missmajor

The memorial service is in Manhattan, just north of Barnard/Columbia. The repass, which starts at 9PM, is in Queens at Nowadays, 56-06 Cooper Ave, Glendale, according to the RSVP by G.L.I.T.S. (Gays & Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society). #QTPOC #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MissMajor #NYC

A look back at friends and family lost over the past 12 months - QnotesCarolinas.com Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) recently released their “Remembering Our Dead” list for the period of Oct. 1, 2024 through Sept. 30, 2025. Since 1998, TDoR has tracked incidents of trans and…

NEWS - Transgender and nonbinary violence continues to plague our community. Read more at link👇

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#TransDayOfRemembrance #TDoR2025 #SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #LGBTQNews #MissMajor #TransRights #Equality #EndTransViolence #QNotes

Intersex Society of North America | A world free of shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgery | Intersex Society of North America The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard fo...

isna.org #intersex claims that all intersex people should be assigned male/female for reproductive justice but I consider my X sex marker on Oregon 🪪 a badge of honor showing my genital mutilation without porn. It's the thot that counts 😉
Viva #MissMajor and all forcibly detransitioned trans folk ⚧️

Hope you'll tune in to OUT-FM @outfm.bsky.social on WBAI 99.5 FM | TUESDAYS 8-9 PM. Today we memorialize #MissMajor Griffin Gracy, Stonewall Vet/Mother Figure to trans & queer folk for 80+ yrs. Major's collaborator Toshio Meronek allows us to rebroadcast their recent podcast tribute to Miss Major.

2025-10-22 - The Emperor Has No Clothes! Ew! Jonny and Heather start out the show reveling in some new media that shows representations of queer and trans identities are still prevalent in popular culture. Even where books and professors have been silenced, there are signs of successful resistance. In the back half of the show they discuss the recent No Kings protest and how the Trump Administration's and GOP's responses to it reveal how weak they really are. 

📣 New Podcast! "2025-10-22 - The Emperor Has No Clothes! Ew!" on @Spreaker #ai #berkley #bookban #candaceowens #elliotpage #georgesantos #judithbutler #lgbt #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq #missmajor #nazi #nokings #queer #queerecology #queerradio #secondnature #trump #youngrepublicans

Celebration of Life: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
501 W 9th St. Little Rock AR

San Fran & NYC memorials forthcoming

#missmajor #transhistory #stonewall #transicon

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy - Wikipedia

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Activist. 1946-2025. #MissMajorGriffinGracy #MissMajor

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Rest In Power Miss Major 🩷🕯️🏳️‍⚧️ #missmajor #transart

Miss Major Speaks Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a veteran of the infamous Stonewall Riots, a former sex worker, and a transgender elder and activist who has survived Bellevue psychiatric hospital, Attica Prison, the HIV/...

The occasion was the promotion of her 2023 book, Miss Major Speaks:
Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary, published by Verso. At the event, panelists read excerpts that she then commented on. She further engaged in an audience Q&A. www.versobooks.com/products/278... #LGBTQIA #MissMajor

Miss Major, trailblazing US trans rights activist and Stonewall veteran, dies aged 78 Longtime organizer and founder of House of gg earned reputation as champion for liberation of Black trans women

RIP #MissMajor a true radical, a pioneer, an acitivist, a fierce trans woman. Her mantra, “I’m still fucking here!”, captured the joy and humor she brought to her activism. #trans #LGBTQ+

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Whitman-Walker stands with so many across the LGBTQ+ community as we mourn the loss and honor the life of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the freedom fighter and trans elder who dedicated her life to advocating for all trans people. 💗
#RestInPower #MissMajor #lgbtq #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights

#EternalSpotlight #CelebrateLife #RIP #MissMajor #TransRights #StonewallVeteran #LegacyOfLove

Good day! Grand Rising! I feel deeply inspired to share my journey, as I have endured many experiences over the past couple of years. In 2023, I was hospitalized with Legionnaires’ pneumonia, spending 35 days in the hospital and having to learn how to walk again. Then, in 2024, I underwent knee surgery and had to relearn how to walk for the second time in a year. Through it all, I have walked these experiences with humility, gratitude, and deep appreciation for the people who have surrounded me with love and support. ## I am Black Trans History. I will never forget the day in 1997 when I called Miss Major and said, “I want change. I need change. I need help. Will you help me?” And she said, “Sure, baby!” I replied, “Thank you! I will be there in two weeks. Give me the address.” I left Tampa, Florida, for San Francisco, knowing only one Black Trans woman who was said to be part of uplifting the Black Trans community. I got on the Greyhound and arrived in San Francisco. I consider that move the beginning of being raised, supported, and nurtured by Miss Major—having a trans mom, a sister, and a friend. She loved me, nurtured me back to health, and helped me find a sense of safety within myself. She taught me to love, to be strong, and to seek refuge not just for myself but for my community. One of the most important things to me—and something I have worked hard for over the years alongside my team at TGIJP—is ensuring that Black Trans people have ownership and space to thrive. I always envisioned TGIJP owning a building in honor of Miss Major and Alexander L. Lee because of their collective brilliance. Now, that vision has come to life. This space allows us to better support those who have spent years in prison or are reentering society. It has always been my goal to own a building named after Miss Major—always. I was fortunate to arrive in San Francisco in 1997 and witness the heroic acts Miss Major carried out for our community. It was never about her—it was always about what she could do for us. She reminded me of a mother, especially a Black mother, because we all know how fiercely protective they can be. Miss Major didn’t take any shit when it came to injustices against our community. She protected us the best she could. This moment feels like a drop the mic moment for me—I have accomplished something that began with a decision years ago: under my leadership, TGIJP would own a building. And now, we have. ## This means everything to me. A space where Black Trans people can have a safe, political home. I give all the honor and praise to God, and I honor those who have supported me throughout my life. Those who know my journey can tell you—we were having this conversation back in 2016. Manifesting. Asking God. Calling it forth. Bringing the dream to life. Black Trans ownership. Black Trans wealth. Being the visionary. I have trademarked this vision in my mind, body, soul, spirit, and love—not just love for myself, but love for my communities, for Black Trans people, for queer and trans liberation. I want y’all to know: I am Black and Trans. I have always wanted a safe place for Black Trans youth to run to—so they never have to be exploited. A space where Black, Trans, Gender Variant, and Queer system-impacted community members can find safety, support, and sustainability. To you, Mama Major—Miss Major Griffin-Gracy—thank you for believing in me when I was on my way to serve a three-and-a-half-year sentence and choosing to wait. Your belief in me, despite my circumstances at the time, strengthened my heart. Just having someone believe in me the way you did meant everything. You never doubted that I would get out and do the right thing. Because of the work that she and Alexander L. Lee started, we have been able to hire other trans people coming out of prison—giving them offer letters as they stand before the parole board. Zy’aire Nassirah, one of our formerly incarcerated Black Trans Masc leaders, is now the co-executive director of the Miss Major & Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center. #BlackTransJoy #IntergenerationalWisdom #Transcestors #Ancestors #BlackTranscestors #BlackiestBlack #BlackGenerationalWellness #BlackTransOwnership And most importantly—WE ARE STILL F*CKING HERE! Click here to support our work by signing up to making recurring donations

Shout-out to Janetta Johnson, who was mentored and nurtured by #MissMajor and succeeded her as director of the TGI Justice Project.

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Rest in Power, Miss Major Honoring a lifetime of Black trans activism. _Miss Major in the San Francisco Pride parade, June 2014.__Photo_ _by Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0._ by Pax Ahimsa Gethen On October 13, the trans community lost a beloved leader with the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy at the age of 78. A Black trans activist, Miss Major served as a community organizer for over 50 years, from participating in the Stonewall Riots in New York in 1969 to founding a trans sanctuary in Arkansas in 2023. Born and raised in Chicago, Major came out as trans in the 1950s, and began performing in the Jewel Box Revue drag show. She then moved to New York City, befriending Stonewall veteran Stormé DeLarverie, who emceed the Revue. Major and other young trans women were educated and protected by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, trans leaders of color who tried to unite the community despite being booed and heckled by cis gay people. As a Black trans woman doing sex work in New York, Major was frequently harassed by police, and spent several years in prison. Her experience influenced her advocacy for prison abolition, and her later leadership of the Transgender, Gender-Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP). The San Francisco-based nonprofit was recently renamed to the Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center in honor of Major and founding director Alexander Lee. Among the many other jobs she held, Major worked with several organizations providing care for people living with HIV and AIDS. For her dedicated service, she was honored as Community Grand Marshal of San Francisco Pride in 2014. However, she spoke out against police and corporate presence at Pride, and refused to continue participating in such events following the 50th anniversary of Stonewall in 2019. Major spent her final years in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she founded a community space for trans and gender non-conforming people. Initially named House of gg, after her “Griffin-Gracy” initials, she later renamed the organization to Tilifi, standing for “Telling It Like It Fuckin’ Is”. Major related these and other life experiences in unapologetic, vivid detail to co-author Toshio Meronek in the 2023 book _Miss Major Speaks_ _,_ which I reviewed for TransWrites prior to release. She was also featured in the 2016 documentary _Major!_, which won numerous awards. The legacy of Miss Major lives on in the many activists – trans women in particular – that she mentored, mothered, and influenced. These include Janetta Johnson, current TGIJP director and Transgender District co-founder; Ms Billie Cooper, trans activist and celebrated elder; Cecilia Chung, advocate for social justice and the health of LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS-affected community members; Raquel Willis, writer, editor, and community organizer; and CeCe McDonald, trans activist featured in the documentary _Free CeCe_ _._ * * * _Pax Ahimsa Gethen_ _(they/them) is a queer Black trans writer and editor. They live in San Francisco with their spouse Ziggy._

In today's article for @assignedmedia.org, I honor Black #trans icon #MissMajor Griffin-Gracy, who died yesterday following over 50 years of activism.

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What an incredible loss. Now all that remains is do as she says and take up that mantle ... #MissMajor

Sad to hear that the legendary Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away at the age of 78 yesterday. #MissMajor #MissMajorGriffinGracy #transgender #transrights #pride

RIP to Miss Major. A titan in the game. May her legacy be remembered for generations. #MissMajor #RIP

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I am devastated to hear about Miss. Major. Her book meant so much to me and was a catalyst for my activism and advocacy journey. She was truly one of the best of us. Rest in Power Miss. Major.

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We mourn the loss of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a trailblazer for trans rights and one of the last surviving trans veterans of Stonewall. Her legacy of courage and activism will continue to drive the fight for trans liberation. Rest in power, Miss Major. #TransRights #MissMajor #RestInPower

CORRECTION: Reports are saying she was 78. #MissMajor #RestInPower

When I learned she was in hospice care, I knew it wouldn’t be long. She changed lives, and the impact she made in her long life will continue to change lives for generations to come. THAT’S a legacy. #MissMajor #RestInPower