Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Posted by Cameron Parkins    Griffin-Gracy, also known simply as Miss Major is a transgender activist and community leader whose advocacy efforts focus on trans women of color. Miss Major was born in Chicago and came out as a teenager in the late 50s. She...

Andrea Jenkins

Posted by Cameron Parkins    Jenkins became the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in November 2017 when she earned approximately 73 percent of the vote in the race for an open seat in the Minnesota City Council. In 2022, she was made...