Whit earned their J.D. from American University Washington College of Law (AU WCL), and their M.A. in International Affairs from American University School for International Service in 2017.

Whit served as an Equal Justice Works Fellow and created the Project for Transgender Incarcerated Survivors (PTIS) at AU WCL’s Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law. PTIS offered advocacy assistance to transgender people in custody whose medical or safety needs were unmet by their facility. Whit facilitated over 400 correspondences to people in 26 states, managed a volunteer core of 14 attorneys, supervised a research assistant, developed a coalition of transgender prisoners’ rights advocates nationwide, and ran the Prison Letter Project at National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE).

After their fellowship, Whit worked at the Public Defender Service of D.C., representing people in DC jail in disciplinary hearings, drafting compassionate release motions, and at a family foundation supporting the development and management of grants and developing strategies to reduce harm in US prisons. Currently, Whit is a staff attorney at the Transgender Gender Variant Justice Project (TGIJP). They coordinate the pro bono program and manage the creation of jurisdiction-specific legal resources for TGI people in custody and advocates.

Whit was recognized by the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Rights (in DC) as one of 40 Under 40 Queer Women of Washington and as an attorney to watch by the National LGBT Bar Association and the Washington Lawyer Magazine for their work with incarcerated individuals.