Overview
- House of GG said she died October 13 at her home in Little Rock, surrounded by loved ones, with no cause of death released.
- She had recently entered hospice care after a hospitalization for sepsis and a blood clot, according to earlier reports.
- A participant in the 1969 Stonewall uprising, she spent more than five decades advancing trans rights, mentoring incarcerated trans women, and leading the TGI Justice Project.
- She provided HIV/AIDS care in New York and California, helped run San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange, and created drop‑in spaces for trans communities.
- She founded the House of GG in 2019 and its Oasis retreat in Little Rock, as tributes from HRC, the National LGBTQ Task Force, Lambda Legal and the ACLU honored her mentorship and impact.