Maya Rupert joined NCLR in 2010 to advance NCLR’s federal policy and legislative priorities. Maya’s work includes advocacy in many areas including federal legislation and regulations on housing, family policy, health, and employment. Maya has appeared at numerous conferences to speak about LGBT issues on the federal level. Maya also works closely with NCLR's Sports Project.

Maya also has significant experience writing opinion pieces. She authored an award-winning column for the L.A. Watts Times from 2008-10, and her work has appeared in numerous publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and the L.A. Times. She primarily writes on issues exploring the intersections of minority identities, including LGBT issues, race, sex, class.

Maya received her B.A. from U.C. Santa Barbara in 2003, and her J.D. from U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 2006, where she was editor-in-chief of the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice and a notes and comments editor of the African American Law and Policy Report. Following graduation, Maya clerked for the Honorable Eric L. Clay of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining NCLR, she was an associate with Sidley Austin LLP’s Los Angeles office, where she served as public interest fellow with the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project.

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