06/11/2026
Miss Major
(peach cobbler latte)
espresso - peach - cinnamon - warming spaces
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Orator, matriarch, revolutionist- all of these words and more, only begin to describe the indelible life-force that is Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, commonly referred to as, “Miss Major”. Beginning in 1960s New York, Miss Major became known for her work as a community mentor for trans and intersex people as well as a participant in political direct actions, most notably, the Stonewall Riots. After a difficult decade of inconsistent housing and a traumatizing wrongful jail sentence, Miss Major found a new home in San Diego where she focused her her work various HIV/AIDS care efforts for several decades to then become executive director of the Trans Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project which sought to provide social services, legal and emotional support to trans & intersex people experiencing imprisonment. Although she is no longer with us Earthside, the ripples of Miss Major’s fervent spirit for Black & Trans liberation will continue to be felt and built upon for generations.
“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
