The LGBTQ community is mourning the loss of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the beloved leader and revolutionary figure in the TLGBQ liberation movement.
She died October 13 at age 78, surrounded by loved ones in her home in Little Rock, Arkansas.
https://t.co/LiBbG5j3oM RIP Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Read about her life and legacy at the link. pic.twitter.com/r1fOGLtrwV
— Them (@them) October 14, 2025
Via press release:
Her enduring legacy is a testament to her resilience, activism, and dedication to creating safe spaces for Black trans communities and all trans people–we are eternally grateful for Miss Major’s life, her contributions and how deeply she poured into those she loved.
Miss Major – known as ‘Mama’ to many–was a Black, trans activist who fought for more than fifty years for trans, gender nonconforming, and LGB community – especially for Black trans women, trans women of color and those who have survived incarceration and police brutality.
Major’s fierce commitment and intersectional approach to justice brought her to care directly for people with HIV/AIDS in New York in the early 1980s, and later to drive San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange.
As director of the TGI Justice Project, she’d return to prisons as a mentor to her ‘gurls’ inside. In 2019, she would be powerfully guided by spirit and her vision in search of a family gathering property.
House of gg was born out of her dream to build a center that would empower, heal and be a safe haven for Black trans people and movement leaders in the Southern US–a space for our community to take a break, swim, enjoy good food, laugh, listen to music, watch movies, and recharge for the ongoing fight for our lives.
Miss Major fought tirelessly for her people, her love as vast and enduring as the universe she knew herself to be a part of. She was a world builder, a visionary, and unwavering in her devotion to making freedom possible for Black, trans, formerly and currently incarcerated people as well as the larger trans and LGB community.
Because of her, countless new possibilities have been made for all of us to thrive—today and for generations to come. She affirmed that our lives hold meaning and that we stand on the shoulders of giants like her, whose courageous love and relentless fight assured our right to live with dignity.
We will forever honor her memory, her steadfast presence, and her enduring commitment to our collective liberation.
Rest well, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.
She was a pioneering trans activist who fought back at Stonewall.
#LGBTQhttps://t.co/n0mkc3Rm9M— LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation) October 14, 2025
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