Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 'surrounded by love' as she enters hospice care
Miss Major has entered hospice care, but "is comfortable and surrounded by love," her partner says.
October 8, 2025
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Trans Stonewall icon Miss Major launches fundraiser for nursing care
A social media post from the trans rights legend says she needs "a round the clock nurse to help her recover" after a hospitalization.
January 13, 2025
Miss Major to LGBTQ+ caucus: 'Put on your best shit and get out there' to defeat Trump
The legendary transgender activist spoke with The Advocate after her passionate speech at the Democratic National Convention.
August 21, 2024
Stonewall veteran Miss Major endorses Kamala Harris for president
The Stonewall veteran and activist announced that she is supporting Harris' campaign in light of her long pro-LGBTQ+ record.
July 29, 2024
Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy hospitalized
There's a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her health care costs.
October 1, 2025
Miss Major, Janelle Monáe Endorse Different Progressives
The gender outlaws flex their influence.
March 3, 2020
Stonewall Vet Miss Major and Her Partner Are Now Parents
After a health scare in 2019, the beloved trans elder is enjoying time with her partner Beck and their new baby.
January 15, 2021
Miss Major's Message for N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory
The legendary trans activist and Stonewall veteran doesn't hold back when giving North Carolina's transphobic leadership a piece of her mind.
May 12, 2016
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died
The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.
October 13, 2025
Ellen Page Meets Ted Cruz, Miss Major in Gaycation Finale
After traveling to Japan, Brazil, and Jamaica, the out actress journeys to the U.S. to explore LGBT culture.
March 24, 2016
What Trans Elder Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Wants You to Know
At 80, the celebrated elder looks back on how much the trans experience has changed over the years.
February 23, 2021
Jon Ossoff Heads to Runoff With Big Vote in Georgia House Race
The Democrat narrowly missed the majority needed to avoid a runoff but got far more votes than any rival.
April 18, 2017
LGBTQ Activists Recount the Glory, Fury of Stonewall
Laverne Cox, Mark Segal, Jim Fouratt and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy discuss what happened at Stonewall on the night that changed history in a new documentary.
May 21, 2019
Martina Navratilova says trans people weren't involved in the early gay rights movement. She's wrong
Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and many other trans people were part of the modern queer rights movement that started with Stonewall.
January 28, 2025
What you need to know about the Stonewall uprising, which began 55 years ago
Some of the details are disputed, but here's what we know about what happened at the Stonewall Inn in 1969.
June 27, 2024
Trump erased trans & queer history from Stonewall. Lawmakers are fighting to get it back
In an exclusive interview, Rep. Dan Goldman tells The Advocate the National Park Service’s actions are “shameful and outrageous.”
October 17, 2025
Stonewall Statues Vandalized to Protest 'Whitewashing'
Two activists say they 'rectified' the Christopher Street Gay Liberation monument by painting the statues brown and adding wigs.
August 19, 2015
Nearly 3,000 LGBTQ+ advocates to join Tre'vell Anderson at Creating Change in Las Vegas
Join the award-winning journalist, authoress and podcast guru for a 5-day queer conference starting Wednesday, Jan. 22 this year!
January 17, 2025
Angelica Ross Harassed on Twitter by Angry Sanders/Trump Supporters
The Pose star was harassed for questioning why Bernie Sanders was the only major candidate to skip two LGBTQ-specific events.
September 23, 2019
The 11 Best LGBT Documentaries of 2016
Here are some of the year's best films about true LGBT stories.
December 21, 2016