LaLa Holston-Zanell

LaLa Holston-Zanell leads the ACLU’s advocacy and organizing work to support and empower transgender and nonbinary people. LaLa spoke at the White House for the first Women’s History Month briefing that included transwoman, the last briefing on transgender people under the Obama administration, and testified at the first Congressional forum on violence against transgender people. She was previously Lead Organizer at the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) where she led AVP’s public community organizing work by doing advocacy, outreach and networking on behalf of LGBTQ New Yorkers who have experienced violence.