Mia Satya

Mia Satya, also known as Mia Tu Mutch, is an American community organizer and activist for social justice, youth, LGBT and transgender rights. Satya was named a California Woman of the Year by the California State Senate. Being "very visibly queer" and wearing women's clothing beginning in junior high school, she faced bullying and rejection from her classmates and family. The search for Satya's attackers was featured in the documentary A Prosecutor's Stand, and she later received an award for her courage in identifying the culprits.

Satya attended classes at City College while looking for work and making connections with the local LGBT community. She was among the first class at the women's college that admitted trans women uniformly, rather than on a case-by-case basis. Satya graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy in May 2016. In school she organized a Day of Silence to raise awareness of LGBTQ bullying, and was threatened with suspension for it, as the school principal told her it would cause a distraction. Satya got Lambda Legal to intervene and get the school to back down and allow the protest. She also worked to provide free public transportation for low-income youth through the Free Muni program. Satya has also served as director for Transitional Age Youth San Francisco.

In June 2016, Satya served as a community grand marshal for the San Francisco Pride Parade.

Satya served as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where she drew attention to the murders of trans women, and called for a more intersectional understanding of politics. On her way to the convention, she was detained at Reagan National Airport when a body scanner indicated a "groin anomaly", and was subjected to a pat-down and visual inspection of her genitals by the Transportation Security Administration. She was embarrassed and traumatized by the experience, and stated that she would file a complaint.

In January 2017, Satya served as emcee for the San Francisco Women's March rally.

As of 2017, Satya is the Lead Employment Specialist for the San Francisco LGBT Center.

Honors and recognition Satya was named a California Woman of the Year by the California State Senate. 2012 – San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón presented Satya with the Justice Award for testifying against her attackers. 2013 – Satya was included in the inaugural Trans 100 list.