Janetta Johnson

Janetta Johnson (born 1964/1965) is an African-American transgender rights and human rights activist based in San Francisco. She is the executive director of the TGI Justice Project, and a co-founder (along with Honey Mahogany and Aria Sa'id) of the Compton's Transgender Cultural District. Johnson was formerly incarcerated in a men's prison, where she was subjected to violence and denied gender-affirming health care. She moved from Tampa, Florida to San Francisco to be mentored by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the original director of the TGI Justice Project.