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October 15, 2025

Transgender Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Dies at 78
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The pioneering transgender activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has died at
the age of 78. In 1969, she took part in the Stonewall uprising that
launched the modern LGBT rights movement. For more than five decades,
she was a tireless advocate for the Black trans community and trans
people behind bars. Kierra Johnson, president of the National LGBTQ Task
Force, said, "She was a revolutionary, a visionary, a legend - a
foundational mother of our movement and an inspiration to those fighting
for liberation."


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