For over 30 years, Diana Feliz Oliva has worked towards health justice for LGBTQ+ people and communities impacted by HIV. She was the first openly transgender/HIV+ person to graduate from Columbia University, work at Gilead Sciences, and lead an LGBTQ+ center in Fresno, California. As the leader of Casita Feliz and the creator of initiatives like Gilead Sciences’ TRANScend Community Impact Fund, the spaces she builds expand access and increase support for TGNB people.
Her leadership and care have transformed communities locally, nationally, and internationally.