The inspirational video was directed by Jenny Bergman of The Secret Bureau of Art & Design, and the release party raised funds for the
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. Happy Little Clouds' first full-length album, Shift, is now available.
Homosexual activist groups were quick to applaud the move as a step forward for protecting vulnerable students, with Gunner Scott of the
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition calling it "immensely helpful to those parents who have been struggling with making sure that the school environment is safe and welcoming of their child."
The California-based Transgender Law Center (incubated by the National Center for Lesbian Rights) and the
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (first envisioned by GLAD staff members and interns) are two examples of the generativity of liberal law reform efforts.
Brynn Tannehill, a senior defense contractor; Melissa Sklarz, the first trans person elected to office in New York (in 1999); Mason Dunn, the executive director of
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition; and Mora himself, the first transgender member of the senior executive team at the Human Rights Campaign, where he was deputy chief of staff.
Relationship status: Boyfriend (Greg) Leadership roles: Currently interning with the
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition; past coordinator of Harvard's Trans Task Force; former codirector of Contact, a peer counseling drop-in and call-in center for students dealing with gender and sexuality issues; taught campuswide course Trans 101