Naiymah Sanchez

Title/Position

Senior Organizer

Department

Advocacy & Policy

Pronouns

She, Her, Hers

Naiymah Sanchez joined the ACLU-PA in January 2017 as the trans justice coordinator. She is a proud woman of transgender experience and previously worked as the coordinator of the Trans-Health information project for five years providing education and advocacy services for transgender individuals in Philadelphia. Naiymah has worked to help the Philadelphia prison system become more PREA (Prison Rape elimination act) compliant since 2015. Part of Naiymah's initiative is to build coalitions to better serve transgender individuals and the injustice they face. (Philadelphia)