Dr. Christy Perez
C.Dreams is the pseudonym of Dr. Christy Perez, a journalist/writer, organizer and advocate interested in prison/criminal justice reform, LGBTQ rights, harm reduction, and government/cultural criticism. She has studied history and theology, holds multiples advanced degrees in the subject matter, and was the first transsexual woman to be admitted for study and formation with the Third Order of Carmelites of the Catholic Church in 2015. C. sits on the Community Advisory Board for Emory University's FIT Clinic program, which works to provide medical and mental health resources to formerly incarcerated persons reentering society. C. was honored with a PJP Stillwater Award in 2024 and is a Logic(s) Columbia University Writing Fellow and a Marvel Cooke Abolition Journalism Fellow. She is also a 2023-2024 Perry Second Chances Scholar of the Thurman Perry Foundation. Her writing has appeared in Business Insider, The Appeal, Filter Magazine, HuffPost, Modern Farmer, LGBTQ Nation, ShadowProof and more.
