Miss Major is an absolute legend and I enjoyed reading this little volume of conversations between her and Toshio Meronek (who's a great writer and person himself).

Since I started reading books on Anarchism in Feb (my introduction book being Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin), I began to recognize the root causes of so much misery in our society (spoiler alert: it's almost always the Power That Be), understand that all our suffering are connected and the "progress" that leaves a group of people behind is just an insidious excuse, and wonder what I can do as an individual. There is no simple answer to that and I sometimes get overwhelmed by the prospect of a bleak future and my own helplessness. Miss Major Speaks not only helped me understand and able to articulate the things I've learned better, but also comfort and reassure me that where there is community, there is hope.

Miss Major does not pull any punches when it comes to pointing out the hypocrisy of transphobia and racism and the injustices faced by trans people and people of other marginalized identities. I found her perspective extremely valuable and informative as a trans elder and an older woman of color / Black woman, who is often at the intersection of so much hate and violence. Some of the things she talked about I've read or thought about as well, but many things are also new to me. I've no doubt I'll pick up this book again in the future or try to buddy read with a friend, in addition to continue reading books by trans and people of color on topics of social issues.