Benj Gabun Sumabat is a trilingual poet and essayist from Ifugao and Cagayan in northern Philippines, completing a BA in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines Diliman. A non-binary and PWD (psychosocial disability) cultural worker, they advocate for regional literatures and languages and the politicization of the queer-disabled experience. Benj has participated in workshops including PASNAAN 12, Palihang Rogelio Sicat, Maningning Miclat, and the Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop. Affiliated with CAP, Ubbog Cordillera Writers Group, and GUMIL Metro Manila, their works appear in local and international journals and anthologies, exploring belonging, colonial trauma, translingualism, migration, queer identity, disability justice, and blue humanities.