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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Rights Pioneer and Stonewall Veteran, Dies at 78

House of GG said she died at home in Little Rock, where she had recently entered hospice care.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy stands beneath a disco ball, wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved gown with open shoulders.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has been died aged 78. (Getty)
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Overview

  • House of GG announced her death on Monday, October 13, confirming she died surrounded by loved ones in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Recent coverage noted she had been hospitalized earlier in October with sepsis and a blood clot before transitioning to hospice care.
  • Known to many as “Mama,” she took part in the 1969 Stonewall uprising and later led the Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project until her 2015 retirement.
  • Her frontline service included caregiving during the AIDS crisis, founding Angels of Care, and driving San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange.
  • She is survived by her partner, Beck Witt, and sons Asaiah, Christopher, and Jonathon, as tributes from groups including the Human Rights Campaign honored her decades of mentorship and institution-building through House of GG and The Oasis.