On this episode of The I in Us Cody and Paul were joined by Intersex Peer Support Australia’s Queensland community and youth representative Stephanie (Steph) Saal and ACT-based intersex advocate and recently appointed ACT Co-IPSA Rep, Gabriel (Gabe) Filpi. Tonight they share their experiences attending IPSAs recent 40th Anniversary Celebrations, and IPSAs annual retreat, which followed.
Steph
In addition to being an IPSA Rep, Steph is an advocate in Queensland for intersex bodily rights, speaking on her experience as a woman who lives with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and serves on several community and LGBTIQ+ boards, providing advice and strategies to enhance and improve services for Queenslanders.
Gabe
Until recently Gabe was the Senior Project Officer (Health) at InterAction for Health and Human Rights For many years Gabe worked at Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT providing health education, peer support, professional learning and advocacy in areas of sexual and reproductive health, intersex human rights and healthcare. Also, Gabe was heavily involved in LGBTIQA+ advocacy and transgender and intersex community needs in Australia. Gabe continues to fulfil these roles as the current Intersex Project Coordinator at the ACT’s A Gender Agenda, which aims to support the goals and needs of the intersex, transgender and gender diverse communities of Canberra
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