Gaylon Alcaraz

Gaylon Alcaraz
BornOctober 26, 1966
Chicago, Illinois, US
Alma materDePaul University
Occupations
MovementReproductive rights, affordable housing, LGBT rights, women's rights, economic justice

Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966) is an American community organizer and human rights activist in Chicago, Illinois.[1] She is the former executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund.[2] Her autobiography, Tales of a Woojiehead, was published by Blackgurl Press in 2002.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Turner, Dawn (19 August 2015). "Making the battleground the black woman's body". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ Alcaraz, Gaylon. "Executive Director Report". Chicago Abortion Fund. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ Turner, Dawn M. (25 August 2015). "The job of an abortion doula". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Stevens, Heidi (7 October 2016). "From 320 pounds to the Chicago Marathon, activist 'will stop at nothing'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ Balde, Lisa (29 March 2011). "Anti-Abortion Billboards Arrive in Chicago". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 21 November 2016.