Caleb Laieski

Public Safety, Activism, and Volunteer in Alexandria, Virginia

I am an environment and civil rights activist, as well as a champaign to the LGBT rights movement. After being bullied at the age of 16, I dropped out of high school and quickly obtained his GED.

A few months later, I became a national advocate for anti-bullying, LGBT rights, and suicide prevention. At this time, I was living in Arizona at the time and took my fight to Washington, D.C., where I met with over 200 staffers and members of Congress.

This later resulted in meeting and being thanked for my work by President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden. I was included in several speeches to the nation by the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. I also had the honor of being the Grand Marshal for both Phoenix Pride and Palm Spring's Pride.

At 17, I was appointed to Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton's Staff as his Youth and Diversity Liaison. At the age of 18, I then went onto become a 9-1-1 Dispatcher for Arlington County, Virginia. During this time, I filed a lawsuit against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their lifetime ban on gays from donating blood.

Meanwhile, I continue to be a major advocate for public safety, the environment, and LGBT Rights.

Caleb Laieski // Caleb Michael Laieski