Nicole Santamaría

Nicole Santamaría (born October 10, 1979

Early life and education Nicole Santamaría is an intersex and transgender woman from El Salvador. She was assigned male at birth and described being raised in a strong machismo culture. She also survived Salvadoran Civil War and a 1986 San Salvador earthquake, crediting Christian faith and Jesuit liberation theology for her resilience.

In 2004, while studying in Costa Rica, she was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome and decided to transition. At this time, she was trained as an art therapist.

In the United States After relocating to the U.S., Santamaría became the Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas, a San Francisco-based organization that supports transgender Latinas, building a safe space for "trans Latinas, trans Latinx and the gender diverse community". She also advocated in the White House against discriminatory legislature, and did public speaking engagements, such as the Racial Justice Speaker Series at UC Davis School of Law.

As of 2018 Santamaría has been "an active leader" in the Anglican Church community,