Bio
LaLa Holston-Zannell leads the ACLU's advocacy and organizing work to support and empower transgender and nonbinary people.
LaLa 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 also at the first Congressional forum on violence against transgender people. In 2015, LaLa was featured on the list.
As chair of the policy and working group committee for Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), LaLa was part of passing Intro 541 which addresses unconstitutional searches by the NYPD.
Recently, LaLa created the first Trans Discrimination Survey in New York City to collect data on trans people's experiences in employment. The findings were released in City Hall Park alongside City Council officials and TGNC leaders.
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.
Selected InterviewsUSA Today: NBC: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee:
Featured work
Oct 15, 2021
How Mastercard's New Policy Violates Sex Workers' Rights
Jun 23, 2021
PayPal and Venmo are Shutting Out Sex Workers, Putting Lives and Livelihoods at Risk
Jun 10, 2020
Sex Work is Real Work, and it's Time to Treat it That Way
Dec 1, 2019
Reducing HIV Transmission Requires Decriminalizing Sex Work
May 24, 2019
Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.