Kiana Moore grew up in Manhattan, New York, and was the first person to self-identify as 'transexual' at Vassar, from which she graduated in 2002 with a degree in Psychology. She is now a transgender rights activist living in Los Angeles where she is a producer on television shows. In 2001, she spoke to the Department of Agriculture concerning their practice of overlooking Male-to-Female (MTF) needs and misrepresentation. She also assisted HIPS (helping individual prostitutes survive) with their MTF outreach program, providing clean needles and condoms to those on the street. She now volunteers her time to GLAAD, and helps with transgender representation.