Loglady Marmalade (Coleen)

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

Inscrutable drama! At the laundromat

Octavia E. Butler said, “Public libraries in particular are the open universities of America. They're free; they're accessible to everyone… I'm a writer at least partly because I had access to public libraries.“

A scan of Octavia E. Butler’s "Free libraries: Are they becoming extinct?"

Here it is! Octavia E. Butler’s "Free libraries: Are they becoming extinct?"

If you're wondering whether or not to get a flu shot, I didn't get one in time, and I just had a fever dream where I was in the Drew Carey Show because several days ago I was on the Wikipedia page for the Drew Carey Show. You don't have to do this to yourself.

books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip

Sonic Youth Superstar
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I never got to meet her, but I heard Miss Major speak at the SWOP conference in New Orleans several years ago, and her warmth and humor was front & center

Snuggle your babies, hug your kids, appreciate your partner, love your people, and be grateful for each day of health you’re fortunate enough to have.

I told her I truly believed that we needed to go back to what fellow trans elder and activist Marcus Arana called “the fertile ground of the 1970s” and she said “you’ve got the fucking right idea, baby.”

Tekla and Miss Major smile together.

what an honor to have met and talked and laughed with Miss Major. I know her memory will light our way forward even in the darkest times.

The Obvious One: I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston

The Classic One: Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley

The Current One: All You Fascists Bound to Lose, Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus

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In addition to all her many accolades, please know she was so fucking funny, so warm, and so kind.

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

Rest in Power Miss Major.

I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.

From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.

It's also better than the ori*signal drops*
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

A Mother’s Day Chat With Revolutionary Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Janet Mock has called Miss Major, who has nurtured generations of queer and trans youth, “the mother we all deserve.”…

Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔

On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
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Sometimes I'll just be out and about living my life, having a good day, then remember that the Hawk Tuah girl makes so much more money than me.

Obama “HOPE” poster

Portland “HOP” poster

if this political poster is any indication that the universe is trolling us, the next iteration of the resistance will be the ho movement

A [short] History of U.S. Police & Tear Gas This is the 6th issue in Mariame Kaba's archival activations series. It was designed by Cindy Lau (October 2024).

I have a zine I published this year that focuses on US policing and tear gas: issuu.com/projectnia/d...

"You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you."

- Miss Major, 2023 💔

Devastated and undone but celebrating that we got to be on the planet at the same time as our beloved Major.

May we all be as unwavering In the face of fascism as she remained.

Sending love to the rest of the family.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78 Miss Major continued fighting for trans rights even after two strokes and other health concerns.

Very sad to have published this obituary tonight, but tried to do her legacy justice

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78

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A poster on a pole next to a street says: “ICE YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE !RECORD! !RECORD! !RECORD! NAZI RATS LEAVE OUR CITY”

A stack of posters featuring a hammer-wielding figure with the stars of the Chicago wrapped around his torso. It says: “I PREFER MY ICE CRUSHED. END IMMIGRATION ARRESTS, DEFEND OUR SANCTUARY”

A sign in a store window says: “WE DON’T [SERVE is crossed out] FEED ICE OR PIGS! even if you steal this sign”

The words “ICE OUT” are written in chalk on a sidewalk.

A few messages seen today in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

American Indians This list is by Debbie Reese of American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL). AICL provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school...

Book recommendations for pre-K to 12 classrooms and adults for #IndigenousPeoplesDay and all year long via @teachingchange.bsky.social's Social Justice Books.

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