Basem 'Bas' Kerbage (he/him)
Basem is a human rights activist, queer rights activist, and founder of Queer Arabs Australia. Basem has a background in not-for-profit, and is a fundraising professional. A vocal advocate for people, and especially queer people of the Middle East North Africa, especially those in Palestine and Lebanon. Basem believes we do not get to pick and choose who has human rights, and that we are not free until we are all free.

Mikhael Azaria (he/they)
Mikhael is a Syrian refugee of Arab and Assyrian descent who migrated to Australia in 2014, settling in Naarm (Melbourne). He holds a Bachelor of Biomedicine from the University of Melbourne, specializing in physiology, with plans to study Medicine in the future. As a NAATI Certified Arabic Interpreter focusing on physical and mental health, Mikhael is passionate about language justice and addressing the intersectional challenges of being Queer and Arab.