California, United States

Co-Executive Director, Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network

Juniperangelica Gia Loving is a trans Latina, mother, artist, and community organizer for justice. Gia began her advocacy work in high school as a youth leader starting her Genders and Sexualities Alliance club and currently serves as the Co-Executive Director of Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network. Before moving into executive leadership, Gia led the development of the organization’s Gender Justice Leadership Programs, in partnership with Transgender Law Center, centering the leadership and storytelling of trans and nonbinary young people. Originally from El Monte, CA, Tongva land, Gia lives and works on unceded Ohlone land in the Bay Area. She’s raising her pre-teen kid named Tiger, the center of her heart.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2024