Activist, Technologist, and Writer
Allison Raine Chapman, B.Sc. is a transgender rights activist, technologist, and legal scholar. She obtained her B.ScLinks to an external site.. in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security from Eastern Kentucky University. She has written articles for Assigned Media and Slate. Her work as a transgender rights activist and legislative researcher has been featured in major news publications including Reuters, Washington Post, WIRED, Nonprofit Quarterly, Truthout, and NPR.
She is currently attending Rutgers Law School as a J.D. Candidate and Social Justice Scholar. Prior to attending Rutgers Law School, she was a Gender Justice and Health Equity Fellow at Lawyers for Good Government. She is also currently working on her first book, "They're Watching Us: Surveillance, Criminalization, and the Policing of Transgender People in the United States."
“To the trans kids listening today and seeing politicians debate your right to exist, I want you to know that I will always be here fighting for you. You are loved. You are beautiful. You matter to me and so many others. One thing I have learned is that our joy always shines through no matter how dark the world is.”
— Allison Chapman, United States Senate Press Conference (2024)