Aria Sa'id

Aria Sa'id
Aria Sa'id
	Sa'id in 2017
Born	1989 or 1990 (age 34–35); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Transgender advocate; Political strategist
Website	ariasaid.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]

References

^ ^a ^b Levin, Sam (June 21, 2019). "Compton's Cafeteria riot: a historic act of trans resistance, three years before Stonewall". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lovemonster, Kelly (May 6, 2019). "A Force For Change". The Fight Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, Emily (December 18, 2018). "San Francisco Creates World's First Ever Transgender Cultural District". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 21, 2017). "Green-Light District". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ Lewis, Rachel Charlene (November 25, 2019). "Aria Sa'id Is Fighting for Trans Women of Color in San Francisco". Bitch media. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
^ Tence, Victor (February 5, 2019). "New cultural district director hopes to create employment opportunities for transgender residents". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ Sawyer, Nuala (February 6, 2019). "The First Transgender District in the Nation Gets a New Director". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Tovar, Virgie (February 26, 2019). "First Ever Transgender Cultural District Co-Founded By #XLBossLady Aria Sa'id". Forbes. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Raquel Willis (February 18, 2019). "Black Trans Women Created the World's First Trans Cultural District". Out. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (June 26, 2019). "SF posts new street signs and trans Pride flags across Compton's Transgender Cultural District". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ "Kween Culture Initiative". Kween Culture Initiative. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 20, 2018). "SF Pride 2018: Aria Sa'id, Winner of the '10 Years of Service' Award". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ 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.
^ Cassell, Heather (April 26, 2023). "SF trans district chief stepping down". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ Ferrannini, John (August 30, 2023). "New trans district EDs excited to build community power". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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[guardian-21jun2019-1] Levin, Sam (June 21, 2019). "Compton's Cafeteria riot: a historic act of trans resistance, three years before Stonewall". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[thefight-6may2019-2] Lovemonster, Kelly (May 6, 2019). "A Force For Change". The Fight Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[dailybeast-18dec2018-3] Wilson, Emily (December 18, 2018). "San Francisco Creates World's First Ever Transgender Cultural District". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[sfweek-21jun2017-4] Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 21, 2017). "Green-Light District". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[bitch-25nov2019-5] Lewis, Rachel Charlene (November 25, 2019). "Aria Sa'id Is Fighting for Trans Women of Color in San Francisco". Bitch media. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

[sfexam-5feb2019-6] Tence, Victor (February 5, 2019). "New cultural district director hopes to create employment opportunities for transgender residents". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[sfweek-6feb2019-7] Sawyer, Nuala (February 6, 2019). "The First Transgender District in the Nation Gets a New Director". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[forbes-26feb2019-8] Tovar, Virgie (February 26, 2019). "First Ever Transgender Cultural District Co-Founded By #XLBossLady Aria Sa'id". Forbes. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[out-18feb2019-9] Raquel Willis (February 18, 2019). "Black Trans Women Created the World's First Trans Cultural District". Out. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[sfexam-26jun2019-10] Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (June 26, 2019). "SF posts new street signs and trans Pride flags across Compton's Transgender Cultural District". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[kween-web-11] "Kween Culture Initiative". Kween Culture Initiative. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[sfexam-20jun2018-12] 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.

[sfweek-20june2018-13] Kane, Peter Lawrence (June 20, 2018). "SF Pride 2018: Aria Sa'id, Winner of the '10 Years of Service' Award". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[lgbtqnation-7oct2018-14] 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.

[bar-26apr2023-15] Cassell, Heather (April 26, 2023). "SF trans district chief stepping down". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[bar-30aug2023-16] Ferrannini, John (August 30, 2023). "New trans district EDs excited to build community power". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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