Ruth Baldacchino
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Ruth Baldacchino (born 1979) is an LGBT and intersex activist, former Co-Secretary General of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA World),[1] and former Associate Director of Programs for the first intersex Human Rights Fund.[1]
Ruth Baldacchino | |
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| Born | December 1979 (age 45) |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Occupation(s) | Former ILGA Co-Secretary General; Senior Program Officer - Intersex Human Rights Find at Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice |
| Known for | LGBT rights |
Education
Baldacchino holds an M.A. in Women's Studies from University College Dublin and a B.A. (Honours) in Sociology from University of Malta.
Activism and career
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Baldacchino has previously served on the boards of the Malta Gay Rights Movement,[2] IGLYO and ILGA-Europe and also served as associate director of programs for the first intersex human rights fund.[1]
They were a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta, where they introduced Queer Studies.[3][1]
Between 2014 and 2019, they served as co-secretary general of ILGA World.[4] Ruth served as Senior Program Officer and later as Associate Director of Programs at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, where they led the Intersex Human Rights Fund until 2024.[1]
Prior to joining Astraea, Baldacchino worked at the Ministry for Civil Liberties in Malta on human rights and social integration, participating in the process of developing and passing a groundbreaking Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act.[1][5] They describe the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act as providing "freedom to an individual to develop, establish and express their gender, rather than having the State or the medical professionals deciding that. In other words, ... to be allowed to determine what identity fits ... best and how ... to embody that identity."[6]
Baldacchino identifies as a non-binary, trans and genderqueer person. [1] They use they/them pronouns and describe themselves as a decolonial feminist working across academia, governance, and movement building.
Baldacchino has also closely engaged with intersex activists, particularly through the co-facilitation and coordination of ILGA's International Intersex Forums.[7] Baldacchino contributed to a 2015 national education policy on Trans, Gender Variant and Intersex Students in Schools.[1][8]
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