Miss Major's Advice to Young Activists (Video)

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Miss Major's Advice to Young Activists
Listen up, child.
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          Sep 07, 2016
          
        
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Check out another portion of The Advocate's interview with Miss Major, in which the icon discusses the anti-trans law passed in North Carolina and how to fight it. Then catch Annalise Ophelian's documentary on Miss Major's lifelong activism, fittingly called MAJOR!, at a screening near you. 
Sunnivie Brydum, Allison Tate and Branson LB contributed to this report.

        
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Miss Major's Advice to Young Activists

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