Aytak Dibavar (Persian: آی تک دیباور) is a queer Iranian artist, activist, feminist educator, and former human rights lawyer with over 18 years of commitment to social justice and feminist activism. Their interdisciplinary work focuses on theorizing capitalist imperialist cis-heteropatriarchy, transnational feminisms, and queer futurity from the Global South. Their research has appeared in journals such as Global Constitutionalism, Kohl, Refuge, and Critical Studies on Security, among others, and they have two forthcoming monographs with Columbia University Press (2025) and Routledge (2026). Aytak’s scholarship has received international recognition, including the 2024 International Studies Association LGBTQ+ Outstanding Scholar Award.

Aytak is also a multidisciplinary visual and performing artist. A unique feature of her work is making knowledge accessible to the public through creative mediums such as storytelling, printmaking, painting, and theatre. She is currently on tour with her award-winning play, the little black fish, which curates and archives queer and trans Iranian experiences in Iran and the diaspora.

Their teaching career also reflects their commitment to inclusivity, social justice, and art-based teaching practices. Their award-winning teaching project, Pedagogies of Hope, advocates for a classroom where feminist care and disability justice are centered and provides resources for transnational feminist teaching and activism.