Presented in honor of Black History Month, the LGBT Center will screen the documentary “MAJOR!" on Tuesday February 7. Free and open to the public, the screening will take place at 7 p.m. in Textor 101.Presented in honor of Black History Month, the LGBT Center will screen the documentary “MAJOR!" on Tuesday February 7. Free and open to the public, the screening will take place at 7 p.m. in Textor 101.
MAJOR! explores the life of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has fought for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration.
More than just a biographical documentary, the film is an investigation into critical issues of how the Prison Industrial Complex represents a widespread and systematic civil rights violation, as well as a historical portrait of diverse LGBT communities, told with love and humor, and personalized through the lens of a vibrant and charismatic woman.
Through first-person narration and innovative visual story telling, MAJOR! seeks to create a living, breathing history of a community's struggle and resilience, as seen and experienced by those who lived it.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Luca Maurer at lmaurer@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-7394. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20170130180647145