Gabriel, 26, is a self-described “hot mess in the struggle” while working as a resource advocate in the drop-in program (a program for LGBTQ youth, street-based youth and young people experiencing homelessness) at the Broadway Youth Center. Gabriel identifies as trans, and as such, “their gender is somewhere between glittery red and purple—and sometimes has pink dots.” Gabriel is driven by a fierce passion for harm reduction, transformative justice, young people, voguing and celebration. In the past, Gabriel was organizer for Camp Trans, an annual gathering of transgender people and their allies in Michigan.
Did you know? Gabriel can remember the lyrics to the intro of almost every sitcom and cartoon from the ’80s.