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Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary | Toshio Meronek, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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"I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow. But I am here, so I might as well fucking enjoy it, and help my community if I can"

Words to live by!! Miss Major passed away last month. She was an inspiration as she says many times here, not many Black Trans people get to live to be in their 80s, what an amazing life she has had. Not easy, but amazing. I like how she spoke of Trans rights reminding us to be good allies by not assuming ?

ChaoticMissAdventures What the community needs, or deciding as allies what we think they deserve (a sentiment shared by Chef Jose Andres') She talks about Stonewall, police violence, how the Gay community tries to erase the Trans community, she talks about Palestine and a host of other topics and her insights are invaluable. 4.5/5⭐ #nonfictionnovember 2d

Bookwomble I really loved getting Miss Major's perspectives through this book. Sorry to hear she's passed away. Rest in Power ✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✊🏾 1d

Cuilin Yes, words to live by!!! 1d

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Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary | Toshio Meronek, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

"It's like being on a road, it doesn't matter if it's the yellow brick road, or pavement, or gravel. It's still a road and where it takes you is where you're going. And I think the journey is how you use that road- if you stay on it and the path that it's leading you down, or you venture off and do something else and create a path of your own."

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Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary | Toshio Meronek, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

#NonfictionNovember is here!
#WeeklyForecast

I am halfway into the tagged would like to finish tomorrow.
I am planning on reading one chapter from Far From The Tree a day, there are 12 chapters but I am looking realistically at a full 2 weeks I understand it is a dense one.

Supplementing with the brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates and the inspiring Jacinda Ardern

ncsufoxes The Message was really good. I‘ve had Far From the Tree sitting on my shelf for years. I need to finally read it. I‘ve read lots of books about disability & mental health but this is one that I have not tackled yet. 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures @ncsufoxes it's a pretty intimidating chunckster. But I am 50 pages in and it is easily digestible. Many people here really love it. 4d

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Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary | Toshio Meronek, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy