Speaker: Hua
Job title: Vice President
Company: The Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights

About the spreaker
Program Officer for East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, International Trans Fund (ITF) Nachale (Hua) Boonyapisomparn is a trans activist, researcher, and philanthropic practitioner with more than two decades of experience advancing trans and gender-diverse rights, health, and wellbeing in Thailand, the Asia-Pacific region, and globally. Hua currently serves as Program Officer for East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific at the International Trans Fund (ITF), where she leads regional grantmaking, accompanies trans-led organizations, and advocates for more equitable and flexible funding practices that center community leadership. Hua’s work bridges grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, research, and philanthropy. She has played a key role in building trans-led movement infrastructure in Thailand and the region, including supporting legal and policy reforms on gender recognition, marriage equality, and access to gender-affirming healthcare. Their professional background includes roles with Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Transgender Health Access Thailand, APICHA Community Health Center, and long-standing leadership within Thai and regional trans and feminist networks.