Eli Erlick was born on July 10,1995 and is an American activist, writer, academic, trans woman and founder of the organization Trans Student Educational Resources.
20 Facts About Eli Erlick
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Eli Erlick's parents met while protesting, which she cites as a background behind her activism.
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Eli Erlick is of Jewish heritage and grew up near the rural community of Willits, California.
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Eli Erlick came out as transgender when she was 8 years old, when she started to experience harassment, isolation, and violence.
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Eli Erlick then began her work in advocacy and writing at 15 and founded the organization Trans Student Educational Resources at age 16.
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Eli Erlick attended Pitzer College in Claremont from 2013 to 2016, where she graduated early with honors.
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Eli Erlick became public in media over a year later while advocating for California's School Success and Opportunity Act, the first state bill to protect transgender students.
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In 2015, Eli Erlick published an article on why equality should not be the goal of the transgender movement.
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Eli Erlick co-authored Trans Student Educational Resources' model policy for admissions of trans students at women's colleges.
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Eli Erlick co-founded Trans Youth Leadership Summit, a program run through Trans Student Educational Resources.
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In February 2022, Eli Erlick alleged that conservative political commentator Matt Walsh was "attempting to dupe dozens of trans people and doctors into participating in an anti-trans documentary under false pretenses".
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Eli Erlick uncovered that Walsh created a front organization, the Gender Unity Project, after his producer attempted to recruit her into the project.
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Later that month, Eli Erlick recovered, restored, and colorized numerous photos from LGBTQ history.
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Chaya Raichik announced her account Libs of TikTok was suspended from Twitter after accusing Eli Erlick of distributing the medications.
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Walsh accused Eli Erlick of being a "confessed drug dealer" and later reported Eli Erlick to the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is a PhD candidate.
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Eli Erlick alleged Walsh targeted her for her accusations that he misrepresented his documentary to potential interviewees.
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Eli Erlick writes about political philosophy, social movements, and transgender communities.
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Eli Erlick is a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Santa Cruz in its Feminist Studies and History of Consciousness departments.
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Eli Erlick writes for publications including Teen Vogue and Glamour magazine about culture, media, and fashion.
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Eli Erlick has appeared in numerous publications discussing fashion and frequently models for fashion brands.