Chanel Lopez works as a community liaison and has focused on trans advocacy work at the Commission on Human Rights and the NYC Anti-Violence Project. She shares stories from her upbringing in East Harlem, Boston, and the Dominican Republic, as well as her grandmother’s influence on her. Chanel also details her experiences within the drag and gay club scene, performing in clubs like Pieces, Stonewall, and La Escuelita with her scene mother Jessica Fox.