Maya Satya Reddy, J.D., is a queer South Asian former professional golfer, three-time NCAA All-American, LGBTQ+ sports law and policy consultant, and community organizer. She began her career on the fairways before turning toward advocacy in response to the discrimination she experienced as a queer athlete of colour. Maya focused her pain in fighting for and becoming an advocate for LGBTQ-inclusive policies in sports and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School to strengthen her work in inclusive policy formation, advocacy, and litigation to defend trans and queer athletes. Maya works as a LGBTQ+ sports law and policy expert consulting with organizations in policy development and as an educational speaker on panels and at conferences.

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As the Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School's LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, Maya designed a project to protect the rights of, and promote the inclusion and well-being of LGBTQ+ athletes. During her time at the Clinic, Maya drafted a regulatory comment in response to the Biden Administration's proposed Title IX rule, which would have explicitly protected transgender students. 

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Maya has also been involved with several amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States; participated as a plenary peaker for the National Asian Pacific Bar Association; developed Pride programming on LGBTQ+ sports inclusion for the 2020 PGA Championship, San Diego Pride, and Indian American Impact; and participated in impact campaigns for the film Changing the Game, with the ACLU, National Women's Law Center, and GLAAD for West Virginia v. B.P.J. SCOTUS oral arguments, and been featured as a guest on several prominent podcasts.

 

As a community organizer Maya founded the Queer Asian Social Club, a global collective empowering queer and trans APISWAD (Asian/Pacific Islander/Southwest Asian/Desi) community through art and activism. QASC has worked with Netflix, Hulu, Teen Vogue, A24, Sundance Institute, GLAAD, and films like A Nice Indian Boy, The Wedding Banquet, Girls Like Girls, along with organizations like Vidiots to bring celebrations of queer Asian stories and storytellers to life beyond representation and into community impact. QASC has also been part of national and international policy advocacy efforts led by organizations like Lambda Legal, National LGBTQ Task Force, Indian American Impact, the Aravani Art Project, and many more.

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In 2025 Maya founded Open Fairways with three other current and former queer and trans professional golfers. It is a community organization celebrating queer and trans joy in golf. Through events, education, and advocacy Open Fairways is carving a space in the sport we love that doesnt always love us back. Open Fairways has been proud to partner with local drag performers in Philadelphia, large brands like Extra Butter, Callaway Golf, and Bogey Boys, along with organizations serving underrepresented communities.

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