Maya Satya Reddy Joins Harvard LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic As Clinical Fellow

Harvard Law School’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic is proud to announce that Maya Satya Reddy has joined the Clinic as a Clinical Fellow. Reddy is a queer South Asian former professional golfer, LGBTQ+ athlete activist, Athlete Ally Ambassador, founder of the Queer Asian Social Club, and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Her primary focus at the Clinic will be protecting the rights of, and promoting the inclusion and well-being of, LGBTQ+ student athletes through litigation, legislative advocacy, and policy advocacy/public education. 

"As a professional golfer, I experienced homophobia firsthand,” said Maya Satya Reddy, Harvard Law School’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic’s latest Clinical Fellow. “It was ultimately that anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment that drove me away from professional sports, and prompted me to fight for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ athletes. I came to law school to continue that work, and it is a dream come true to be able to focus solely on protecting and advocating for LGBTQ+ athletes in my role of Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic.” 

“We are thrilled to start a dedicated project focused solely on LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports,” said Alexander Chen, Founding Director of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic at Harvard Law School. “This issue is more important than ever, particularly with the rampant and ongoing anti-trans attacks targeting on student athletes. As a queer former professional athlete who has focused her career on advocating for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ athletes, Maya is uniquely positioned to tackle anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policy in sports. Her work is a key component of the Clinic's mission to protect, advocate for, and defend LGBTQ+ people.”