"Miss Major was one of the US's most celebrated trans rights pioneers and elders, at the forefront of the fight for trans rights for more than five decades. She spent her final years providing a sanctuary for trans and gender-nonconforming people in her conservative home state, while continuing to travel the country to rally for trans rights and meet with young trans people and other LGBTQ+ organizers."
"Miss Major, known by her first name, earned a reputation as an outspoken and fearless champion for the liberation of Black trans women, fighting for communities that have long suffered extreme discrimination and violence and have been neglected by the gay rights movement. She was considered a mother to trans women across the country, some of them prominent community organizers themselves."
"She told the Guardian in a 2023 interview that she stopped counting after taking on 20 daughters. Her mantra, I'm still fucking here!, captured the joy and humor she brought to her activism and became a rallying cry for the resiliency of Black trans people a call to live long, full lives in a society that pushes to marginalize and erase the community."
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died at 78 in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by family. She was a Stonewall veteran and a leading trans rights pioneer who fought for more than five decades. She provided sanctuary in Arkansas for trans and gender-nonconforming people while traveling nationwide to rally and mentor younger trans and LGBTQ+ organizers. She championed liberation of Black trans women facing extreme discrimination and violence and served as a mother figure to many, claiming more than 20 daughters. Her mantra, I'm still fucking here!, became a rallying cry for resilience. Her early life included family rejection and institutionalization.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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