Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Photo: From “Major!”/Floating Ophelia Productions

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, December 6, from 3 to 5 p.m. for Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender activist known for her justice work. The memorial will be held at Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis Street in San Francisco.

The Bay Area celebration will uplift Miss Major’s legacy through music, testimony, poetry, and collective reflection, a news release stated. Speakers include Angela Davis, a lesbian and co-founder of Critical Resistance; Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Congressmember Lateefah Simon (D-Oakland), both straight allies; and Marvin K. White, a Black gay man who is minister of celebration at Glide.

The Reverend Dr. Yvette Flunder, who identifies as same-gender loving, will del

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