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Anil Pavadatan

Anil StClair Padavatan (he/she), based in South Africa, is a non-binary trans advocate for trans and gender diverse health and human rights.

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  • 6 February 2024
Anil Padavatan standing on a street with arms crossed and smiling looking into the camera wearing a black t-shirt with the GATE logo, with short cropped red hair. GATE logo
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Anil holds a Degree in Psychology and has worked for 15 years in the fields of genderequality, HIV, access to healthcare and human rights, organizations including the South African Commission on Gender Equality, AIDS Law Project, the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society and Gender Dynamix. 

Anil is the Health Lead at GATE, having joining us in 2023. During his time with Gender Dynamix, Anil had the opportunity to work on various projects aimed at extending access to health rights for trans and gender diverse community members in Southern Africa and is a co-author of the South African Gender Affirming Healthcare Guidelines

Anil is based in South Africa, and is the proud parent of two children. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, growing indigenous plants and writing children’s fiction.