Beverley Abela Gatt is a PhD graduate from the University of Malta, specialising in gender, sexuality and sexual diversities. She is a Senior Lecturer and Institute Coordinator at MCAST, and co-founder of Rainbow Support Services, with research expertise in dominant discourses and gender performativity, and interests in same-sex partner violence.

Miga Chultem is Director at Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), where she leads the federal implementation of Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus). She brings over 20 years of experience in policy and research on advancing gender equality and women’s health. Before joining the federal public service, she worked with the United Nations Population Fund.

Dr Themba Shingange has a PhD in Theology obtained at the University of South Africa (UNISA), his area of specialisation is in the intersectionality of African religion, genders and sexualities. He joined the UNISA in 2022 as Post Doctoral fellow at the Department of Gender and Sexuality studies. He is a currently a senior lecturer