Lucky S. Michaels
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | LGBTQI2-S Youth Services |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip, Wishlist |
| Introduction | In 2002 Lucky S Michaels was employed at Sylvia’s Place. As director She was appointed to & has served several years on the National Advisory Council for LGBTQ youth. Author of "Shelter" which appeared in the NY Times, The Advocate & earned Lucky a place in the list of top 40 advocates born before the Stonewall Riots. She is an advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS, holds a seat appointed by the NYC mayor & coauthored the CDC HIV Testing Guidelines & the Rapid & Conventional Testing Practices of Homeless Youth. Published recently in the Lawyer’s Manual on Human Trafficking. Her current work focuses on the sexual exploitation & human trafficking of minors, sex for survival, & sex work. Mental health services for all, tackling the discrimination of trans individuals, & ensuring policy & legislative change to better the lives of LGBTQI2-S youth are all issues that as founder of a global justice project she focuses on. A voice to NGO's, CBO's, & academia she provides technical assistance & developmental support. She's a Transgender advocate through and through. |
| Interests | Topics List, Transgender, LGBTQ Youth, Queer Rights, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Hunger, Substance Abuse, Gender Identity, Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Sex for Survival/Sex Work, Mental Health Services, Domestic Violence |
| Favorite Movies | Queer Streets, Lost In the Crowd, Pay It No Mind, Milk, Room |
| Favorite Music | Lifehouse, Glee, 30 Seconds to Mars, Lady Gaga, Caedmons Call, Snow Patrol, Ellie Goulding, Panic at the Disco, Eli Lieb, P!nk, Evanescence, Damien Rice, David Grey, Savage Garden, Goo Goo Dolls, The Perfect Circle |
| Favorite Books | The Lawyer’s Manual on Human Trafficking, CDC HIV Testing Guidelines and the Rapid and Conventional Testing Practices of Homeless Youth, Kicked Out, Shelter |