The I in Us

25 May 2024

The I In Us: Ronie

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Ronie Nyasha Zuze is a passionate intersex activist and human rights advocate who has been at the forefront of the fight for intersex rights in Zimbabwe for many years. Ronie founded Intersex Community Zimbabwe Trust in 2018.

In February 2020 Ronie gained recognition after their contribution to the Zimbabwe National Inquiry on Access to Documentation process, at the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul. They also presented an information note on the ‘Rights of Intersex Persons in Africa’, to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner ‘Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’ where they co-produced and presented a ‘Rights of Intersex Women and Girls in Zimbabwe’ shadow report.

Ronie came to Australia as an asylum seeker in July 2023 after experiencing persecution, hate speech and attempts to silence them because people misunderstood what intersex people are, and the advocacy work Ronie was doing for their local intersex community.

Since arriving in Australia in 2023, Ronie has met intersex people from Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand), has settled, and has already begun supporting other intersex migrants and refugees living in Australia.

The I In Us is presented by Paul Byrne-Moroney and Jason Turner each Wednesday Night at 7
Ronie was guest of The I In Us on Wednesday April 24, 2024
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