Alexis Rivera, Transgender Rights Advocate, Dies In California

Posted: 03/30/2012 5:19 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/alexis-rivera-transgender-rights-advocate-death_n_1392589.html

California's transgender community is mourning the loss of one of its most accomplished and revered leaders this week.

A number of media outlets are reporting that Alexis Rivera, 34, died March 28 of complications related to HIV in San Francisco. Officials for the Transgender Law Center, where Rivera had worked as a policy advocate since 2007, wrote in an email statement:

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Remembering Alexis Rivera
Community Mourns Loss of Transgender Leader

http://transgenderlawcenter.org/cms/blogs/552-21

Alexis Rivera is remembered as a courageous advocate for transgender rights and social justice for all

Alexis Rivera, a beloved community leader and transgender advocate died on Wednesday, March 28th in Los Angeles. Memorials will be held this weekend in Los Angeles and next weekend in San Francisco.

Alexis began her activism in California's transgender community almost fifteen ago as an outreach worker for  LGBT youth in Hollywood. She was hired at Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Division of Adolescent Medicine where she became a case manager and eventually became the first program director for CHLA's groundbreaking ->-bleeped-<- Rockstar program, where she helped hundreds of transgender youth in Los Angeles. A natural leader, she served as Commissioner for the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV/AIDS; founding board member of FTM Alliance of Los Angeles; and, chair of the Transgender Service Provider Network. Alexis was also a founding member of the League of Trans Unified Sisters (LOTUS), a sisterhood for transgender women.

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Saturday, March 31, 2012
RIP Alexis Rivera
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:00 PM

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/03/rip-alexis-rivera.html

Another powerful trans activist has passed away.  Los Angeles area activist Alexis Rivera died March 28 at age 34 due to compilations from HIV.   She was loved by all who got to know her on the West Coast and became an amazing advocate for our community. 

For those of you on the Left Coast who wish to pay your respects to her, a memorial service for Alexis Rivera will be held at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park on Sunday, April 1 at 12:15 PM PDT.   Location is 7377 Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood, CA.    Viewing will be Monday, April 2 from 1-3 PM PDT at Abbott Abbott and Hast Mortuary.