Transgender elder, activist and icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died Monday at her home in Little Rock. She had been in hospice care after being hospitalized with sepsis and a blood clot, Them magazine reported in early October. According to a press release from the House of GG , the retreat center for trans people of color that she ran here in Arkansas, Miss Major was 78.

“Her enduring legacy is a testament to her resilience, activism and dedication to creating safe spaces for Black trans communities and all trans people,” the press release says. “We are eternally grateful for Miss Major’s life, her contributions and how deeply she poured into those she loved.”

Born in the 1940s in Chicago — there’s some uncertainty about her exact birth year — Miss Major dedicated her life to fearl

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