Aria Sa'id

Aria Sa'id
Sa'id in 2017
Born1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)[1]
Portland, Oregon,[2] U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Transgender advocate
Political strategist
Websiteariasaid.com

Aria Sa'id (born 1989/1990) is an American transgender advocate and political strategist based in San Francisco.[2][3][4][5] She is a co-founder (along with Janetta Johnson and Honey Mahogany) and former executive director of The Transgender District,[1][3][6][7][8][9][10] and founder and director of the Kween Culture Initiative.[8][9][11][12][13] 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.[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]

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  3. ^ a b Wilson, Emily (December 18, 2018). "San Francisco Creates World's First Ever Transgender Cultural District". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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  9. ^ a b c Raquel Willis (February 18, 2019). "Black Trans Women Created the World's First Trans Cultural District". Out. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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  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.
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  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.