Gia (she/her) is nineteen years old and passionate about advocacy, school, modeling, and acting. Since first sharing her story, Gia has been featured by ABC News, The New York Times, People, USA Today and CBS This Morning.

Gia starred in the season 2 finale of Pose opposite Mj Rodriguez and Billy Porter. She was featured in Gap’s global Pride Month advertising campaign and Nike’s global BeTrue advertising campaign. An outspoken advocate, Gia served as a Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador from 2019-2021. Teen Vogue and GLAAD honored Gia on their 2021 “20 Under 20” list of LGBTQ youth shaping the future.

Gia is also the co-author of The GenderCool Project’s first-ever three book collection with publishing disruptor A Kids Company About, authoring A Kids Book About Being Transgender in June 2021. Gia is a founding Champion of The GenderCool Project and serves on the organization’s Board of Directors.