Alicia Roth Weigel

Alicia Roth Weigel is an American writer, political activist, and intersex advocate. She served as a Human Rights Commissioner for Austin, Texas and is the founder of the firm Intrepida Strategy. Weigel, who is intersex, was profiled alongside River Gallo and Sean Saifa Wall in the 2023 documentary film Every Body. She released her memoir, Inverse Cowgirl, in 2023.

Early life and education Weigel was named after Hurricane Alicia, Her mother was taken to the hospital where an amniocentesis was performed to ensure the pregnancy had not been terminated.

Doctors determined that Weigel was born with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, possessing XY chromosomes, a clitoris, and internal testes, and without a uterus or ovaries. Weigel was raised as female and a gonadectomy was performed to remove her testes.

Weigel graduated from the Shipley School in 2008. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Economics and Latin American Studies from Cornell University. She also served as Secretary of Austin Young Democrats.

Since coming out, Weigel has worked as an advocate and activist for intersex rights. She was one of three intersex people featured in Julie Cohen's 2023 documentary Every Body. She speaks out against surgical procedures performed on intersex children without their consent.

Weigel also worked as a partner for the Pride Fund, which invests money in LGBTQIA-led companies. In 2023, Weigel partnered with Texas Health Action to launch the nation's first ever intersex care offering for adult patients through their Kind Clinics.

In 2023, Weigel published her memoir, Inverse Cowgirl.

Personal life Weigel lives in Austin, Texas.

She was diagnosed with osteoporosis.