Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966) is an American community organizer and human rights activist in Chicago, Illinois.

[3][4][5] Alcaraz earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from DePaul University.

She is currently attending National Louis University to earn Ph.D. in community psychology.

[4][6] In 1997, Alcaraz became a founding board member of Affinity Community Services, an organization dedicated to developing leadership skills for black lesbian and bisexual women.

[7] In 2011, she joined the board of directors of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health and the Midwest Access Project.