LaLa leads the ACLU’s advocacy and organizing work to support and empower transgender and nonbinary people. As chair of the policy and working group committee for Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), LaLa was part of passing Intro 541 which addresses unconstitutional searches by the NYPD. Recently, LaLa created the first Trans Discrimination Survey in New York City to collect data on trans people’s experiences in employment. She was previously Lead Organizer at the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) and in 2015, LaLa was featured on the Advocate’s Trans 100 list.