Aria Sa'id

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Aria Sa'id
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Sa'id in 2017
Born1989or1990(age 35–36) [1]
Portland, Oregon, [2] U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Transgender advocate
Political strategist
Website ariasaid.com

Aria Sa'id (born 1989/1990) is an American transgender advocate and political strategist based in Houston. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Sa'id is a co-founder (along with Janetta Johnson and Honey Mahogany) and former executive director of The Transgender District in San Francisco, [1] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and founder and director of the Kween Culture Initiative. [8] [9] [11] [12] [13] She has also worked at the Trans:Thrive resource center, as program manager for St. James Infirmary, and as policy advisor for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. [2] [9] [14] In 2018, she was awarded the 10 Years of Service Award by San Francisco Pride. [13]

In April 2023, Sa'id announced that she would be stepping down as head of The Transgender District. [15] In August 2023, Breonna McCree and Carlo Gomez Arteaga took over as co-executive directors of the district. [16]

After leaving her post at The Transgender District, Sa'id moved to Houston, where she leads the consulting firm Aria Sa'id & Associates. [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 Levin, Sam (June 21, 2019). "Compton's Cafeteria riot: a historic act of trans resistance, three years before Stonewall". The Guardian . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Lovemonster, Kelly (May 6, 2019). "A Force For Change". The Fight Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Emily (December 18, 2018). "San Francisco Creates World's First Ever Transgender Cultural District". The Daily Beast . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 21, 2017). "Green-Light District". SF Weekly . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Rachel Charlene (November 25, 2019). "Aria Sa'id Is Fighting for Trans Women of Color in San Francisco". Bitch media . Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ Tence, Victor (February 5, 2019). "New cultural district director hopes to create employment opportunities for transgender residents". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ Sawyer, Nuala (February 6, 2019). "The First Transgender District in the Nation Gets a New Director". SF Weekly . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Tovar, Virgie (February 26, 2019). "First Ever Transgender Cultural District Co-Founded By #XLBossLady Aria Sa'id". Forbes . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 Raquel Willis (February 18, 2019). "Black Trans Women Created the World's First Trans Cultural District". Out . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  10. ↑ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (June 26, 2019). "SF posts new street signs and trans Pride flags across Compton's Transgender Cultural District". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kween Culture Initiative". Kween Culture Initiative. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 20, 2018). "Aria Sa'id a force for change among trans women of color". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  13. 1 2 Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 20, 2018). "SF Pride 2018: Aria Sa'id, Winner of the '10 Years of Service' Award". SF Weekly . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  14. ↑ Madison, Alex (October 7, 2018). "The nation's first trans cultural district is starting to turn ideas into reality". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  15. ↑ Cassell, Heather (April 26, 2023). "SF trans district chief stepping down". Bay Area Reporter . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  16. ↑ Ferrannini, John (August 30, 2023). "New trans district EDs excited to build community power". Bay Area Reporter . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ Haddock, Ian (January 31, 2025). "Four Black LGBTQ People to Know in Houston". OutSmart . Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  18. ↑ Haddock, Ian (February 6, 2025). "Black Trans Advocate Aria Sa'id Promotes Self-Care and Community". OutSmart . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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