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Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123
NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE STATEMENT ON PASSING OF MISS MAJOR GRIFFIN-GRACY
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 14, 2025 – The National LGBTQ Task Force is devastated by the news of Miss Major’s passing on Monday, October 13, 2025 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She will always be remembered as a legend who forged our path to liberation with dignity, humor, and joy.
As Black trans woman, Miss Major’s life and legacy remind us of the ways we are responsible for showing up and fighting for our right to not only exist but to thrive. Her dedication to securing rights for all, especially for our transgender and nonbinary siblings, serves as both inspiration and guidance for the work we do today and every day.
Miss Major was a presence, participant and speaker at our annual Creating Change conference and attended the Democratic National Convention in 2024 with the Task Force Action Fund’s contingent. In 2018 she was presented with the “Sue Hyde Longevity in the Movement” award for her longtime trailblazing work in the LGBTQ community as well as all of her social justice efforts.
The National LGBTQ Task Force President Kierra Johnson said the following as she reflected on the passing of Miss Major:
“There will never be enough words to fully describe the impact Miss Major had on the LGBTQ+ people, on leaders across movements, on those she loved and were touched by her work and her words. She was a revolutionary, a visionary, a legend – a foundational mother of our movement and an inspiration to those fighting for liberation. She was a sharp and unyielding truth teller. She was also undeniably loving and generous to those who called her Mother, Auntie, colleague and friend. There will never be another like her.
Mama Major and I chose each other as family. She was a mentor, a sacred inspiration, a strong, brilliant and resilient Black woman who kept it real and loved on me deeply. The hole left in my heart by her ascension is immeasurable, and yet it fills with the stardust she has left behind. Her magic lives on and we will carry on the fight in her name. WE ARE because SHE WAS.”
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About the National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force is dedicated to achieving freedom and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer people, and their families through proactive, targeted, change-inducing initiatives.
As a progressive racial, economic, and social justice organization, the Task Force is working to help build and sustain a society that values and respects the diversity of human expression and identity and achieves equity for all.
