Gia Cordova

Associate Director, Gender Justice Leadership Programs at Transgender Law Center

Juniperangelica is a staff organizer leading TRUTH, TLC’s collaborative program alongside Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network. TRUTH, or Trans Youth, is a media-centered leadership program that supports young transgender and nonbinary leaders in building up their media skills, leadership confidence, and campaign strategies. TRUTH supports annual cohorts of leaders representing over 15 states nationwide, convening in-person at various points of the program year. TRUTH’s annual campaign takes place on the Friday before Transgender Day of Remembrance every November.

Juniperangelica is a recent graduate from the University of California, Berkeley where she focused in Ethnic Studies, with a minor in Race & the Law. She has been an active organizer in community initiatives that center the needs and demands of transgender people, people of color, students, and homeless/formerly homeless families. She is also raising the coolest six year old named Tiger (he/they).