Board

Tuisina Ymania Brown (she/her) is a proud a transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. fa’afafine woman of colour from Samoa living and working in Brisbane, Australia on the lands of the Yagara nation and its traditional owners. She is a survivor of child rape, spousal gender-based violence and abuse, racial profiling, and anti-trans violence and persecution throughout her life and has become a fierce advocate for the transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. movement.

She is an accomplished public speaker, a former intellectual property attorney, and a working mum to two adopted sons, and has recently become a grandmother. She has over 10 years of volunteer experience in international NGOs, and currently heads ILGA World (co-Secretary General) with affiliations with Astraea Lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. Foundation for Justice (current International Advisory Board member), Global Interfaith Network on Sexrefers to the classification of a person as male, female, or other - usually made at birth, written on a birth certificate, and usually based on the appearance of their external anatomy. A person’s sex, however, is actually a combination of bodily characteristics, including chromosomes, hormones, internal and external reproductive organs, and secondary sex characteristics., Sexual Orientationrefers to a person’s capacity for profound emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to - and intimate and sexual relations with - individuals of a different gender or the same gender or more than one gender., Gender Identityrefers to a person’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth. and Expression (former Co-Chair), Samoa Fa’afafine Association (former Technical Director), Copenhagen2021 (former International Advisory Board), and the International Transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. Fund (former co-Chair).

She is currently the Strategic Adviser/Project Lead for Equality Australia / Sydney World Pride helping to deliver their vision of the largest ever human rights conference in the Asia-Pacific region as part of Sydney World Pride 2023.

organisation: Pacific Human Rights Initiative (Samoa)

Luz Elena Aranda is a bisexual artivist. She studied Dramatic Literature at UNAM and Ethnology at ENAH, in addition to a technical career in Production in Media and Communication at the Ansel Adams Photography School.

She is the General Director of Las Reinas Chulas Cabaret and Human Rights AC and Director of the International Cabaret Festival. She has worked in different organizations, including ProDesarrollo, Finanzas and Microempresa (where she developed the theatre component for the Methodology for the Incorporation of the Genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. Approach in the Mexican Microfinance Institutions MEGIM), Faces and Voices FDS AC (where she created the campaign against poverty I look, I know, I act), and Oxfam Mexico, where she was a consultant for the project Building an integrated approach to inequality: indigenous peoples, rural populations and women victims of violence in Mexico.

She obtained the Leadership Scholarship from the MacArthur Foundation through the Mexican Society for Women’s Rights AC (SEMILLAS) and the recognition “Women investing in women” by the same institution. She is part of Generation 54 of the Global Women in Management program: Advancing Women’s Economic Opportunities sponsored by CEDPA and EXXON MOBIL.

Organisation: Teatro Cabaret Reinas Chulas AC (Mexico)

Ale López Bemsch
interim co-Chair of the Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Steering Committee

Ale López Bemsch (he/him) is an intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. activist from Argentina. Founder of the organisation Argentina Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against.. Researcher on Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. issues at the Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Sexual (CEDISEX) of the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras of the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. In 2023 he was elected Director of the Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Committee of the Regional Council of ILGALAC. Since 2024 he is part of the PCA of the International Transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. Fund (ITF).

organisation: Argentina Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. (Argentina)

Obioma Chukwuike
interim co-Chair of the ILGA World Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Committee

Obioma Chukwuike (they/them) is an intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. and human rights activist, researcher and environmental conservation expert.

They are the Founder and Executive Director of Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Nigeria, an intersex-focused organisation championing the visibility and promotion of intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. rights in Nigeria. In 2021, they authored a report on the Situation of Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Persons in Africa During the Covid-19 Pandemic”.

This was a global intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. movement effort to understand the situation of intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. persons during the Covid-19 pandemic. Their activism and advocacy gears at promoting visibility, respect and recognition of the rights of intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. people in Nigeria and globally. Issues on healthcare, SRHR, empowerment, social injustice and wellbeing faced by intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. persons drive their mission at Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Nigeria.

They belong to various national, regional and international committees working towards promoting the rights and well-being of intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. people. Obioma is the co-Chair at African Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Movement (AIM).

Organisation: Intersex Nigeria (Nigeria)

Tashnuva Anan
Chair of Transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. Steering Committee
Elected at ILGA World Conference, Long Beach, May 2022

Tashnuva Anan (she/her) is a young transgender human rights activist and theatre worker from Bangladesh. She became the first transgender news anchor in Bangladesh, shattering the glass barrier of genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. and paving the way for other transgender individuals to pursue other mainstream occupations. She is the only Bangladeshi to hold a position on the ILGA World board.

As a graduate of public health, Tashnuva has spent many years advocating for the SRHR of SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. people in South Asia, with the advancement of SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. people’s human rights constituting the core of her advocacy work. She has worked with numerous human rights and SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. organisations for more than ten years. Tashnuva currently serves as the executive director of Inclusive Bangladesh, a trans-led youth LGBTIQ+ organisation with activities in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom.

Angelica Polmonari
Chair of Women’s Steering Committee
Elected at the ILGA World Conference, Long Beach, May 2022

Angelica Polmonari (she/her) is a jurist and a lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. transfeminist and LGBTQIA+ rights activist at the local, national and international levels within the major Italian LGBTI+ non-for-profit organisation Arcigay.

Within Arcigay, Angelica has assumed several leadership roles and has been organising local, national and international conferences, workshops, focus groups and training sessions on transfeminism, LGBTQIA+ and all women’s rights, and SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. issues.

Being a human rights expert, Angelica worked as the personal assistant of the former Italian Minister for Integration and MEP of African descent, Ms. Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, at the European Parliament, and has been collaborating as project manager and SDGs expert with an Italian national NGO named IBO Italia. Throughout the last decade, Angelica has been advocating for LBTQIA+ women’s agency and visibility in society and politics by fostering their full participation in public life and decision-making.

Organisation: Arcigay (Italy)

Chitsanupong Nithiwana (Best)
ILGA Asia co-Chair
elected at the ILGA Asia conference in Ho Chi Minh City, December 2022

Founder and executive director of Young Pride Club, Chitsanupong “Best” Nithiwana (she/her) is a human rights defender for the rights of LGBTIQ+ youth and genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. equality in Thailand.

Absolutely dedicated to her career path, she started outbeing open about their diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics. as a public information assistant consultant at the UN headquarters. She supported the digital campaign of Youth Peace Security to gain the meaningful participation of women and youth in peace processes worldwide. In 2018, she became the first transgender participant in the US Exchange programme, YSEALI Academic Fellows.

An outspoken advocate for the LGBTIQ+ community, she now runs her own community in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Young Pride Club, which is a safe learning community for young people interested in genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. equality and the LGBTIQ+ community. Established in 2018, the community provides on-the-ground activities and online content to develop leadership and participation in genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. equality advocacy. Young Pride Club was also a main organizer of the Chiang Mai Pride 2019-2022 and the 2022 Youth Pride Thailand, the country’s first pride organized by LGBTIQ+ youth for LGBTIQ+ youth. In 2022, it reached over 40,000 followers and developed 50 young leaders across the country.

Recently, Best also became an APCOM Hero Award Honouree (Community Hero) under the theme “Unity & Diversity ” in recognition of her inspiring work.

organisation: Young Pride Club (Thailand)

Olena Shevchenko
ILGA-Europe
Elected at ILGA Europe Conference, Online, October 2020

Olena Shevchenko (she/her) is a human rights defender and educator from Ukraine whose focuses are LGBT rights and women’s rights. She is a head of Insight, a public organisation she and two of her friends founded and officially registered in 2008.

Insight is unique among other LGBTQI organizations because of its transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. and intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. inclusiveness and feminist approach. Before founding Insight, Olena volunteered for 3 years in a feminist-lesbian organisation and was a senior teacher for 4 years at the National Pedagological University in Kiev. Today Insight, under her leadership, has become a visible and significant player for advocacy both nationally and internationally.

In 2012 Olena was elected as a Co-chair of LGBT Council of Ukraine – a new all-Ukrainian umbrella association, where she is also the head of the advocacy and PR committees. In 2010 Olena was elected as a Board member of IGLYO (International LGBT youth organization). This experience brings an international integration and globalisation perspectives in to her local work. She has edited two research papers on the situation of LGBT families in Ukraine and the situation with Transgender rights. In 2014 became an author of the book ABC on LGBT rights.

Organisation: Insight (Ukraine)

Yuri Guaiana
ILGA-Europe
Elected at ILGA-Europe Conference, online, October 2020

Yuri Guaiana (he/him) is an opinionated freedom fighter and activist for human rights based in Italy. He is president of Associazione Radicale Certi Diritti, senior campaigner at All Out and secretary of LGBTI Liberals of Europe.

From 2011 to 2016, he has been leading Certi Diritti’s work to achieve marriage equalitywhere national marriage legislation also includes same-sex couples or gender-neutral reference to the spouses. References to “gay marriage” that are sometimes made by media outlets and decision-makers incorrectly are incorrect, as no country has created a marriage law specifically for same-sex couples. in Italy through strategic litigations which contributed to the achievement of a civil uniona form of legal recognition of relationships that does not always guarantee the same rights and/or benefits as marriage – synonymous with registered partnership or civil partnership. law in Italy. He has also been leading the work of Italian coalitions at the UN, specifically around UPR and treaty body processes which resulted 17 recommendations to Italy on the Human Rights of LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. people in the latest UPR cycle, including a law against homophobiafear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred directed towards people attracted to others of the same gender. and transphobiarefers to negative cultural and personal beliefs, opinions, attitudes and behaviours based on prejudice, disgust, fear and/or hatred of trans people or against variations of gender identity and gender expression., the recognition of same-sex parents, adoptions for same-sex couples and a ban on cosmetic surgery on intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. children. He has also worked for establish a network and then a creating an international organisation of liberal LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. organisations in Europe which resulted the funding of  LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. Liberals of Europe in 2018.

From 2013 to 2019 he sat in the ILGA-Europe Executive Board working in different roles, including the one of co-secretary, and gaining valuable experience in governing an international organisation.

Since 2017, he has been leading All Out’s work against the anti-gay crackdown in Chechnya  – including being detained in Moscow with local activists, as they tried to deliver 2 million petition signatures to Russian authorities – and the campaign against the Italian government endorsement of the World Congress of Families, one of the world’s most powerful anti-choice and anti-LGBT+ groups in the world, when they gathered in Verona this year. He has also been leading All Out’s work for a law protecting women and LGBT+ people from discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. and violence in Italy.

organisation: Associazione Radicale Certi Diritti (Italy)

Ari Vera Morales
Co-Chair of ILGALAC
Elected at the ILGALAC Conference, Bogotà, November 2019

Ari Vera Morales (she/her) is a transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. woman, originally from the port of Veracruz. She began her professional walk by pursuing a degree in Special Education focusing on learning problems at the Escuela Normal Veracruzana Enrique C. Rebsamen, thus facing her first obstacle, since she was not allowed to continue. Without giving up, she obtained a degree in Marketing at the Universidad de Insurgentes in Mexico City, and later a master’s degree in the Defence and Promotion of Human Rights at the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM).
Her interest in working with vulnerable populations was born outbeing open about their diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics. of some personal and close experiences, thus giving rise to the association Almas Cautivas, which works in favour of people within the LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. community deprived of their liberty in Mexico City’s prisons: the organisation has received the Mirabal Sisters 2014, LoveAwards 2019 and Alebrijes 2019 prizes.

She is also the founder of the international network Corpora en Libertad, a group of LGBT organizations around the world dedicated to the protection and defense of LGBT people in prison.

She is a member of the Consultative Assembly of the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. in Mexico City (COPRED), and she is currently the Director of Institutional Relations of the Mexican Federation of LGBT Entrepreneurs, which specializes in creating work spaces free of discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others..

She believes that this is her definining thought: “Even in the darkest places like prisons, dignity, respect and love must always be guaranteed.”

organisation: Almas Cautivas (Mexico)

Darío Arias (he/him) is a political and social activist, co-founder and coordinator of Conurbanos Por La Diversidad – Jóvenes Por La Diversidad, an organization that works on LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. issues in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. He coordinates the Political Affairs Area of the Commission of Justice for Diana Sacayán. He has a degree in Social Communication from the National University of La Matanza and is pursuing a master’s degree in Social Policies from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences.

Organisation: Conurbanxs por la Diversidad- Jóvenes por la Diversidad (Argentina)

Kimberly Frost (she/her) currently works for Local 1102 RWDSU/UFCW and serves as Executive board member/Treasurer for OUTreach, an LGBT Labor constituency organization that supports locals across the country. In addition to developing training and education materials for their nationwide membership, OUTreach offers scholarships for members to go to seminars and conferences, to build expertise and strengthen the Labor movement.

Kimberly is also president of Pride at Work NYC/LI- an AFL-CIO constituency group.  Pride at Work relies on the support of workers and allies around the country for our important work to make unions better for LGBTQ people and connect the LGBTQ community to the labor movement. The ALF-CIO is different from UFCW in that it reaches members in the trade unions, where there is a large need for representation and job protection.

“The work I participate in at OUTreach and Pride at Work is very near and dear to my heart.  Coming from Labor, our first goal is to make our member’s lives better.  We do that through union representation, union benefits and pensions.  That we get to add another level of protection to our LGBT members is an honor. As a lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves., mother and union member, I am honored to help, educate and train members and staff to make sure that our LGBT community is protected at work and have the same quality of life as every other human.”

Kimberly holds a BA in accounting, and a Masters in Business Administration from Adelphi University.

Organisation: OUTreach

Renae Green
ILGA North America & the Caribbean co-Chair

Renae Green (she/her) is an LGBTQ, youth, and women’s rights advocate who is committed and passionate about her work with the community. Renae has served as the LGBT representative on the Jamaica Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global fund (JCCM) for two years and currently now serves as the NGO alternate. She is also the Jamaica representative for the UCTRANS which is the only regional transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. network. She served also as a Restless Development youth advocate as well as an IPPF youth advocate, both in her capacity as a sexual and reproductive health rights advocate.

Additionally, she brings with her regional and international exposure through her participation in human rights workshops, conferences, and training. She also sits on the civil society steering committee for the spotlight initiative to end gender-based based violence as the sexual and reproductive health rights representative.

Renae currently serves as the Executive Director for TransWave Jamaica, which is the only trans-led and focused organisation operating in Jamaica. Under her portfolio, she is responsible for leading the organisation and stands at the front of transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. advocacy in Jamaica.

organisation: TransWave Jamaica

Margherita Coppolino (she/her) is an inclusion/intersectionality consultant and photographer. With an outstanding network of contacts in government, business and social justice organisations, Margherita has a proven ability to inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders on inclusion/intersectionality issues. She has strong commercial acumen and ability to frame inclusion issues in a commercial context.

Margherita has undertaken the Australia Institute of Company Directors training and has sat on several Boards in executive and non-executive positions. In 2022, she was appointed as ILGA Oceania Chair (and to the ILGA World Board), and Vice Chair on Drummond/&Queer-space Board.

In 2017, she was nominated as the National Ethnic Disability Alliance’s (NEDA’s) President. Margherita was appointed to the Victorian Ministerial LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. Taskforce in 2020 and SBS Community Advisory Committee in 2019. Previously, she held the position of Chair on Arts Access Victoria and Australia Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) Boards.  She has also held non-executive positions on Spectrum Migrants Resources Centre and Action on Disability Within Ethnic Communities, Women with Disabilities Australia and Short Statured People of Australia.

In 2020, Margherita moderated the Queering the COSP Side Event at United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. CRPD COSP 13 and was a panellist member on the 2018 LGBTIQA side event at the United Nationals CRPD COSP11 in New York.  She was also on the Intersectionality Panel at the Outright Advocacy Summit 2020.

Margherita is a first generation Australian, born to a Sicilian mother who migrated to Australia in 1959. She was born with a Short Statured condition and is a proud feminist and lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves.. In her spare time, you will find Margherita either taking photos, volunteering, working outbeing open about their diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics. in the gym, travelling, wine and whisky tasting, and chilling with friends.

organisation:  Invictus Health (Australia)

Ken Moala
ILGA Oceania co-Convenor

Ken Moala is a trailblazer for LGBTIQ health and rights with 30 years of outstanding service to advance the rights of LGBTIQ people and beyond.
Ken is a faafafine, Chaplain and human rights activist from Samoa and Australia.

Some of his achievements:

• Co Founder Samoa AIDS Foundation, 2007
• Co Founder & Advisor Pacific Sexual & Genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. Diversity Network, 2007
• Founding Elder: Samoa Faafafine Association, 2008
• Founding Member GIN SOGGIE (Global Inter Faith), 2012
• Co Founder Oceania Rainbow Network, 2014 to 2017
• Co Founder Pacific Rainbow Australasia Network, 2019

Membership on Boards & Steering Committees:

• GLISA Oceania  Gayadjective to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional
  attractions are to people of the same gender. Men, women and non-binary people may use this
  term to describe themselves. Lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. Transgender, Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. International Sports & Human Rights Association Oceania, 2011-2014
• ILGA Oceania International Lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves., Gayadjective to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional
  attractions are to people of the same gender. Men, women and non-binary people may use this
  term to describe themselves., Bisexualadjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions to those of the same gender or to those of other genders., Transgender, Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. Association  Oceania, 2012 to present
• GIN SSOGIE Global Interfaith Network Sexes Sexual Orientationrefers to a person’s capacity for profound emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to - and intimate and sexual relations with - individuals of a different gender or the same gender or more than one gender. Genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. Identities ^ Expression, 2012 to present
• PSGDN Pacific Sexual & Genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. Diversity Network, 2007 to present
• Pacific Human Rights Conference, 2014 to present
• SFA Samoa Faafafine Association 2008 to 2010
• Oceania Rainbow Network 2014 to 2018
• Gold Coast,Queensland Australia Pride House International, 2018
• Uniting Network of the Uniting Church In Australia (LGBTIQ), 2018 to present.

Organisation: Pacific Sexual & Gender Diversity Network (Tonga)

Julia Ehrt (she/her) is the Executive Director at ILGA World and a widely respected LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. activist and community leader.

Before joining ILGA World, she was the Executive Director of Transgender Europe, where she contributed significantly to how transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. issues are perceived and debated today in Europe and beyond. She served as a founding Steering Committee member of the International Trans Fund (ITF) until 2019 and as a board member of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) for six years.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, and a signatory to the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10.

Julia holds a PhD in mathematics and lives with her partner and child in Berlin and Geneva.

Tashi Tsheten
ILGA Asia alternate co-Chair
elected at the ILGA Asia conference in Ho Chi Minh City, December 2022

Tashi Tsheten (he/they) is the current Coordinator and Program Manager of Queerpreviously used as a derogatory term to refer to LGBT individuals in the English language – and still perceived as offensive by some - queer has been reclaimed by people who identify beyond traditional gender categories and heteronormative social norms. Although not universally accepted, it is often used as a catch-all to include many people within the larger community of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics. Voices of Bhutan (QVoB) and also a member of the Core Working Group of Youth Voices Count (YVC).

Queerpreviously used as a derogatory term to refer to LGBT individuals in the English language – and still perceived as offensive by some - queer has been reclaimed by people who identify beyond traditional gender categories and heteronormative social norms. Although not universally accepted, it is often used as a catch-all to include many people within the larger community of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics. Voices of Bhutan is an advocacy platform in Bhutan which works to create safe spaces and awareness surrounding SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. issues, based in Thimphu (the capital city of Bhutan). Organised in 2018, Queerpreviously used as a derogatory term to refer to LGBT individuals in the English language – and still perceived as offensive by some - queer has been reclaimed by people who identify beyond traditional gender categories and heteronormative social norms. Although not universally accepted, it is often used as a catch-all to include many people within the larger community of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics. Voices of Bhutan seeks to address issues surrounding social, political, economic, and legal challenges faced by the diverse community in Bhutan.

organisation: Queer Voices of Bhutan (Bhutan)

Annika Ojala (she/her) is an intersectional feminist and human rights advocate from Finland. She is the alternate to the European representatives in the ILGA Board.

Annika has over 10 years of experience working for human rights around the globe. Her expertise on feminist leadership, advocacy, human rights, safer spaces and the power of diversity reflect her professional skills and her personal survivor experiences.

Annika holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and is a qualified community educator, specializing in civic action and promoting diversity and participation in NGOs.

Annika worked for Lawyers for Human Rights in South Africa in 2011, where she advocated for the rights of refugee and asylum seekers. After graduating from Université Paris VIII, she engaged in multiple grassroots organisations, doing anti-racist and gender-sensitive work. While facilitating support groups for survivors of violence with Monika Multicultural Women’s Association, she witnessed the hard realities survivors of gender-based violence are faced with. Something had to be done. Her activism turned political, and she soon began working for the Finnish Green Women’s Association. As coordinator of a political women’s rights association, Annika supports women’s political participation and human rights at local, national and international levels.

Annika is the chair of the international affairs committee for Seta – LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. Rights in Finland. She is a member of the Board of the Coalition of Women’s Associations in Finland, representing over 500 000 members. She also acts in Europe’s largest umbrella organisation for women’s rights, European Women’s Lobby.

Read more here:  https://annikaojala.com/

organisation: Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland

Yves Aerts Jacobs
ILGA-Europe alternate
Elected at ILGA-Europe Conference, Brussels, October 2018

Yves Aerts Jacobs (they/them or he/him) is a board member of ILGA-Europe and an European representative to the ILGA board. Since 2007, they have worked as the Executive Director of çavaria, the LGBTI+ umbrella organization in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. The organisation strives for the well-being and fights for the rights of lesbians, bisexuals, homosexuals, transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.* and inter* people in all aspects of everyday life. Çavaria also co-organises the Belgian Pride.

As coordinator, Yves leads (on a strategic level) an organization of almost 30 staff members, more than 125 member organisations and hundreds of volunteers.  They are also instrumental in lobbying for LGBTI+ causes in Belgian politics.

Together with the staff members and the board, they helped to make çavaria more transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth./inter* inclusive, and cooperated more thoroughly with allies (the womens’ council, refugees council, main ethnic minorities organisations, trade unions and employees, political parties, etc…).

Alongside their job at çavaria, Yves is volunteering in different cultural, political, ecological organisations and (grassroots) initiatives.

For example, Yves volunteers with a reading-based literature organisation for vulnerable individuals – such as those in poverty or psychological problems. They are involved in green politics at a local and national level, and volunteer for ecological projects like co-housing, critical mass bike rides, and so on.

organisation: Çavaria (Belgium)

Marlin González
ILGALAC alternate
Elected at ILGALAC Conference, Bogotà, November 2019

Marlin González (she/her) has a degree in Law and Political Science, with studies in Senior Management, Leadership and Good Practices in Integrated Sexuality Education, Sexual Health and Human Rights. She is a candidate for a Master’s degree in Education with an emphasis on School Administration. Lawyer for the Asociación de Hombres y Mujeres Nuevos de Panamá (AHMNP) in Family Law and LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. Rights. Attorney for the Integración Sexo-Generica Identitaria de Centroamérica ISCA Until 2018. First Legal Advisor of the Human Rights Committee of Panama that oversees Key Populations, enabled by the project for expanding and strengthening the HIV and TB prevention response in Panama – Subvención Fondo Mundial. Legal representative and accompanying person in the presentation of 75 Amicus Curiae before the Supreme Court of Justice, in equal marriage proceedings. She has publications in national and international journals on health and sexual diversity issues.

organisation: Hombres y Mujeres Nuevos de Panama (Panama)

David Aruquipa-Danna Galán
ILGALAC alternate
Elected at ILGALAC Conference, Bogotà, November 2019

Biography available soon!

organisation: Comunidad Diversidad (Bolivia)