Nevo is a Jewish, queer, non-binary writer, activist and public speaker with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sex, culture and sexuality. They run workshops in schools and workplaces around trans issues. They are also the author of award-winning Finding Nevo, a memoir on gender transition and a contributor to Kindred: A Queer Young Adult Australian Anthology. Based in Melbourne / Naarm / Birraranga, Nevo has had a complex relationship with gender. Assigned female at birth and transitioning to present as male at the age of 17 and in year 12, Nevo now identifies outside of a female / male gender binary and uses they/them pronouns. They are a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives. They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and have spoken at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Margaret River Writers Festival and many others.
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