Mariah Moore is an award-winning national transgender rights activist from New Orleans, LA. Her work includes fighting to ensure equity, equality, and safety for the transgender community, especially Black transgender women. Mariah has worked tirelessly in New Orleans to bring awareness to communities adversely affected by discriminatory laws and policies. Mariah is the co-director of policy and programs at Transgender Law Center and the co-founder and executive director of House of Tulip, which provides housing resources to TGNC community members in New Orleans. In 2021, Mariah Moore made history as the first transgender woman to run for the New Orleans City Council raising the most campaign funds and earning enough votes to rank her 4th out of a race of 14 candidates.