Jess Fitzpatrick

Jess Fitzpatrick Headshot

California, United States

Executive Director, Gender Alchemy

Jess (he/him) is a queer trans man born and raised in Fresno, CA. He started his activism as an Equality California (EQCA) organizer against Prop 8 in 2008. He soon realized that there was more to LGBTQ+ activism than just marriage equality. Jess has been fighting for a more just and equitable world for the queer and trans community ever since. Currently, he is the Board President of South Tower Community Land Trust, the “Tranager” at the Fresno EOC LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Committee Co-Chair for EQCA’s Out Against Big Tobacco (OABT) Central Valley Program, Founder of Gender Euphoria, LLC, and the newly formed nonprofit Gender Alchemy. Outside of activism, he is a singer, storyteller, and a proud husband to fellow genderqueer activist Crow Fitzpatrick for 13 years.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2024