NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- An icon for transgender activism died at the age of 78 on Monday.

The legendary Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was a trailblazing black transgender activist who spent decades fighting for justice.

'MAJOR!' is a documentary that follows what many consider a once-in-a-generation leader in the trans and queer liberation movement.

Born Griffin Gracy in 1946, Gracy came out as trans and was affectionately known to the world as Miss Major.

"Major was known for refuting respectability," Fran Tirado said.

Tirado is the editor-in-chief of "Them," an online magazine that r ecently published a look back at Major's life.

Her more than 5 decades of activism were rooted in her own experiences, her time behind bars for robbery and as a showgirl in New York City.

She touched so

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