Aria Sa'id
African-American transgender advocate and political strategist
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| Intro | African-American transgender advocate and political strategist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Advocate | |
| Work field | Law | |
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| Birth | Portland, USA | |
| Residence | San Francisco, USA |
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Aria Sa'id (born 1989/1990) is an African-American transgender advocate and political strategist based in San Francisco. She is a co-founder (along with Janetta Johnson and Honey Mahogany) and the executive director of the Compton's Transgender Cultural District, and founder and director of the Kween Culture Initiative. Sa'id 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. In 2018, she was awarded the 10 Years of Service Award by San Francisco Pride.