Eli Erlick

Eli Erlick (born July 10, 1995) is an American transgender activist, writer, and director of Trans Student Educational Resources. 2Early life Eli Erlick was born on July 10, 1995. Her parents met while protesting, which she cites as a background behind her community work. She is of Jewish heritage and grew up near the rural community of Willits, California. She reported telling her rural community members she was a girl at age 8, leading her to become a victim of assault, isolation, and violence. She was allegedly not allowed to use public restrooms for six years. At age 13, she transitioned to female. She decided to keep her birth name in order not to hide who she was as so many other transgender people did at the time. She quickly became present in media through legal advocacy, writing, and co-founding the organization Trans Student Educational Resources at age 16. She attended Pitzer College in Claremont from 2013 to 2016, where she graduated early with honor