Miss Major Speaks

Praise

“To sit at Miss Major Griffin-Gracy’s feet is a gift. I’ve experienced it firsthand, with her fixed, embracing gaze, her mischievous, generous laugh, and her sharp tongue lashing unfiltered truth without the ache to impress or perform.”
—Janet Mock, Out Magazine

“The extraordinary insights in this book, always punctuated by Miss Major’s razor-sharp wit, allow us to understand how liberation movements for trans, queer and other routinely marginalized people can hold the most emancipatory potential for all.”
—Angela Davis, author of Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

“Miss Major has shaped the world in countless ways from Stonewall to today by being her unruly, fabulous self, leading communities, making time, and caring for and keeping her girls going. Lucky us to live in a moment where she is radiantly shining her light unto us all through this book!”
—Tourmaline, artist, writer, and filmmaker

“Though she has faced many struggles in her eight decades on Earth, Major’s resilience, optimism, and often bawdy humor shine through…a powerful and enlightening read.”
—Pax Ahimsa Gethen, Trans Writes

“[Miss Major’s] most vital and resonant message is around self-hood: a continual creation and a journey to be enjoyed.”
—Dinyar Godrej, New Internationalist

“When a figure such as Major speaks, you cannot help but eat each and every single word up.”
—Tara Okeke, The Skinny

“Miss Major is an icon of Black trans womanhood.”
—McKenzie Wark, LIBER

“Miss Major has been a crucial source of hope and support to many trans people … In some ways, this book is a new version of the community building and emotional support that is Miss Major’s life’s work.”
—Vic Parsons, Huck

“Major has played the role of lifeline and saviour to countless trans daughters … [Miss Major Speaks] tracks her frontline learnings from community work, sex work, and her experiences of incarceration both in prison and in mental health facilities.”
—Amelia Abraham, Dazed

“Miss Major speaks with such profound wisdom, highlighting the realities for Black trans women and how much the mainstream LGTBQ+ movement has left the most vulnerable behind…If there is a book to read and someone to listen and learn from, it’s Miss Major.”
—Elliot Page, Oprah Daily

“Miss Major Speaks is part biography, part interview and is full of Miss Major spitting truths and laying it down like it is….Change-making seems possible and even easy after reading Miss Major’s words.”
—Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Xtra Magazine

“Major’s personality shines through unfiltered … Her perspective has never been more pertinent.”
—Felix Moore, openDemocracy