This item was donated by Miss Major. She/her.

White opera pumps in their original box

"I *did* ruin all of mother's shoes. From running around in my mother's shoes all the time, and bending the heels back because of her little feet, I could walk in a pair of heels like a motherfucker. Or in some cases, run, as in running from the cops when they decided it was *your* day. I keep a pair of white opera pumps, even if I can't walk in them anymore. They're the first thing that I'd buy when I got out of jail. Because they made me feel feminine. In jail, they took everything from you that had a hint of femininity. I'd find a pair, and in my mind, it was my little way of saying 'fuck you' to the cops, and reclaiming my self-expression." - Miss Major

Size: 12 Heel

Height: XXX

Miss Major on Self Love:

"First, you need to make time for self-care. Anybody who wants to be an activist, and fight to change the world to make it a better place for sex workers, and for everyone, you have to learn that you have to take care of you first. If you don’t care of you, you’re not going to make it. I don't want the motherfuckers telling me what to do with my body either. Now, because of this thing with all the new laws [like SESTA/FOSTA], if I can help, I will. Just because I don't make a living hooking anymore, I still want to make sure that the people making these backwards laws realize that they need to stop penalizing people for doing what they need to do to survive. Because in the world as it is, we're all either hookers or johns, in our own way. Most jobs are a form of hooking, for the boss, who's the john. Just because you happen to be a sex worker--and I loved being a sex worker, and I was *good* at my job--it says nothing negative about you as a person." - Miss Major

Miss Major is a black, transgender activist whose personal experiences in the Stonewall riots, sex work, and discrimination while incarcerated has fueled her fierce support and intersectional approach to fighting for justice concerning trans rights and safety. She is currently writing a book about her activism and is involved in a number of other creative endeavors that examine trans experiences.

Good condition.