The I in Us

19 Feb 2026

Mauro Cabral Grinspan 12 February 2026

Advocacy and Activism, Health, Society & Culture

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On this episode of The I in Us Cody and Paul welcomed Mauro Cabral Grinspan to the JOY airwaves. From Brussels in Belgium, Mauro is a highly respected and awarded international intersex and transgender advocate, researcher, and writer.

Born in Argentina, Mauro was involved in diverse initiatives at the national, regional, and international level since 2005. Thus including co-founding the Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) in 2009. As its Co-Director until 2017, and Executive Director until 2022, Mauro coordinated international initiatives on trans and intersex depathologisation at the World Health Organization. In addition, he participated in the elaboration and revision of several international reports, including WHO’s “Sexual health, human rights, and the law. Also, Mauro contributed to the drafting and passing of the Argentine Gender Identity Law and co-authored the Argentine Bill on the Comprehensive Protection on Sex Characteristics.

In January 2024 Mauro was appointed the Principal Consultant and Project Coordinator of a new international depathologisation project led by Australia’s own InterAction for Health and Human Rights

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