Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings issued the following statement:
“Lambda Legal mourns the loss of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a towering figure in the fight for transgender liberation.
“For more than fifty years, Miss Major devoted her life to uplifting the most marginalized members of our community—particularly Black transgender women, formerly incarcerated people, and sex workers. She transformed her lived experience into fierce advocacy to ensure no one would face those struggles alone.
“Miss Major cared for people with HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s, drove San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange, mentored incarcerated transgender women as director of the TGI Justice Project, and created House of GG-TILIFI as a retreat center for Southern trans leaders. In everything she did, she sought liberation.
“Miss Major’s legacy will forever inspire Lambda Legal’s work. We commit to carrying forward her vision of a world where all transgender people can live with dignity, safety, and freedom.
“Rest in power, Miss Major. Your work continues through us all.”