People

Vichet Kem

Vichet Kem is a Cambodian activist living in Phnom Penh City, Kingdom of Cambodia. He has a Master’s Degree in General Management.

Andrea Pető

Andrea Pető is a historian and a Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna, Austria, a Research Affiliate of the CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, and a Doctor of Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Naomhán O’Connor

Naomhán is an Irish trans man and non-profit communications specialist. He joined GATE in September 2017 as Communications Officer, was appointed Communications Manager in January 2021, and became Director of Communications in February 2024.

Amets Suess

Amets Suess is a member of the coordinating team for the international campaign to Stop Trans Pathologization (STP).

Viviane Vergueiro

Viviane Vergueiro is a Brazilian transfeminist woman, activist and intellectual for trans rights.

Luc O’Leary

For his undergraduate dissertation, Luc spent a year researching the global network of anti-gender mobilisation and their specific characteristics in order to build a framework of understanding of these networks.

Anwar Ogrm

Anwar Ogrm brings 15 years of experience working in the feminist, trans, decolonial and social justice movements as a trans Muslim advocate from the Global North.

Erika Castellanos

Erika Castellanos is a transgender HIV positive woman from Belize residing in the Netherlands. A social worker by profession, Erika joined GATE in April 2017 as Director of Programs. In 2022, Erika was appointed Interim Executive Director, and in 2023, she became Executive Director of GATE.

Levan Berianidze

Levan Berianidze is a queer feminist activist from the Republic of Georgia. Levan has vast experience in LGBTQI and feminist movements in the Eurasia region, which spans over nine years.

Zakaria Nasser

Zakaria has been involved in trans and queer feminist organizing in Lebanon since 2007. In 2016, Zakaria co-founded Qorras, a group producing queer feminist knowledge, where he leads on finance and fundraising and is involved in various initiatives.