Dinah Bons
Intersectional Activist • Trans Rights Advocate • Architect of Radical Change
Building bridges toward those groups that are invisibilized
Intersectional Activist • Trans Rights Advocate • Architect of Radical Change
Building bridges toward those groups that are invisibilized
Dinah Bons emerges in the European and global activism landscape as a fundamental and multidimensional figure, whose career represents a practical and compelling application of intersectional theory. Her work cannot be understood as a series of disparate roles, but as facets of a single, coherent ideological project.
Her identity as a trans woman of color, of Franco-Dutch and Moluccan descent, LGBTQI+ rights activist, sex worker rights advocate, HIV/AIDS activist, and former politician is not simply biographical data, but the very foundation of her approach to human rights work.
Leading the fight for depathologization and self-determination, focusing on the most marginalized within trans communities, particularly BPOC individuals.
Learn More →Occupying leadership positions in European and global networks, advocating for decriminalization and protection with an intersectional lens.
Learn More →From survivor to global advocate, challenging tokenism and demanding meaningful participation in HIV policy and decision-making.
Learn More →The fundamental ideology that integrates all aspects of her work, challenging the whiteness of conventional activist movements.
Learn More →Architect of radical care networks, founding organizations that fill gaps left by state systems and traditional NGOs.
Explore Organizations →Shaping European Union policy and collaborating with UNAIDS to ensure community voices are heard at the highest levels.
See Global Impact →Her life and work serve as a case study on how to build an inherently intersectional political praxis, challenging the compartmentalized nature of many conventional human rights movements.
Co-founded a pan-European encrypted network for protecting trans migrant sex workers, born from tragedy and designed to ensure no sister disappears without trace.
Explore The Initiative →Serving as Co-Chair (2023-2025), shaping EU trans rights policy and bringing intersectional perspectives to European advocacy.
Learn About Her Role →Founded and directs a community-led clinic in Amsterdam providing hormone support and inclusive sexual health care for trans and ballroom communities.
Visit Clinic Info →Served as UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegate for Europe (2022), representing European civil society perspectives in global HIV strategy and decision-making.
See Global Work →Dinah's work demonstrates that change is possible when we center the most marginalized, build community-led solutions, and refuse to accept the status quo.