Join the Our House LGBTQ+ Book Club as we discuss Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a veteran of the infamous Stonewall Riots, a former sex worker, and a transgender elder and activist who has survived Bellevue psychiatric hospital, Attica Prison, the HIV/AIDS crisis and a world that white supremacy has built. She has shared tips with other sex workers in the nascent drag ball scene of the late 1960s, and helped found one of America’s first needle exchange clinics from the back of her van. Miss Major Speaks is both document of her brilliant life–told with intimacy, warmth and an undeniable levity-and a roadmap for the challenges black, brown, queer and trans youth will face on the path to liberation today.
Whether you’ve read all or just some of the book, come along for a chat in cosy surroundings.
We’ll also be choosing books for the months ahead, so bring your ideas too.
Accessibility:
This event is held at Our House, 96 Kirkgate, WF1 1TB
The centre has street-level access and is wheelchair accessible.
The toilet facilities have baby change and are wheelchair accessible.
The cafe serves both dairy and milk alternatives, and we offer a range of vegan and non-vegan snacks.
We are an alcohol-free and drug-free venue; anyone who brings drugs or alcohol into the centre will be asked to leave.
The cafe runs a ‘pay it forward’ scheme; if you can't afford a drink, please ask a team member, and they will happily tell you about it.
All the proceeds from our shop and cafe go to local queer and trans artists or to the centre's upkeep.
If you have any further questions about accessibility, message Lucy at lucybrown@learnest.co.uk.
Save Our House!
In February 2024, we will be losing our building. We are currently fundraising to help us move to a new venue and help keep our doors open.
Please consider sharing/donating to our Crowdfunder here.
Our Funders:
This event is supported by funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. For more information about this fund, visit here.