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Thai transgender businesswoman acquires Miss Universe Pageant for $20M

October 31, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

A Thai transgender businesswoman, celebrity, and transgender rights advocate has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million. This is the first time that the world-renowned beauty pageant will be owned by a woman in […]

Meet India’s first all-trans football team

August 23, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

The first-ever all-trans football team is changing the narrative for transgender people in the Northeast corner of India. Hailing from Manipur, a non-government organization called Ya-All (a word that means ‘revolution’ in the local language) […]

Program successfully improves trans healthcare in Thailand

August 8, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

The Institute of HIV Research and Innovation in Bangkok has planned an initiative to better the healthcare for trans women in Thailand. When asked, many Thai trans women said they were more concerned with their […]

Filipina wins Miss International Queen

July 18, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

A Filipina won the Miss International Queen 2022 pageant held in Thailand on June 25, 2022. Miss International Queen is the world’s largest and most popular pageant for trans women. Fuschia Anne Ravena, a 27-year-old […]

Businessman donates land to construct LGBTQ+ homeless shelter in the Philippines

June 25, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

A businessman in the Philippines has donated 1,500 square meters of land for a homeless shelter to be built in Sorsogon City. Zaldy Jebulan donated his private property so that a shelter could be built […]

Japanese pro-wrestling legend comes out as trans man

June 15, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

Pro-wrestling legend Yu Ishino, who wrestled under the name Kagetsu, came out as trans publicly and has opened up about his transition in a Youtube video. This is the first time he has opened up […]

J-pop star Ayumi Hamasaki responds to transphobic comment

May 30, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

J-pop singing sensation Ayumi Hamasaki responded to a transphobic comment against one of her fans last week. To promote her latest digital single “Nonfiction”, she encouraged fans to do a social media challenge. In the […]

Trans NGO in India provides free Hepatitis vaccines for trans people

May 27, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

A non-government organization in India called the Transgender Health-Oriented Zealous Holistic Initiative or Thozhi has partnered with a local hospital to provide Hepatitis B vaccines to trans people. The primary objective of Thozhi is to […]

Hijras are painting the streets rainbow in India

March 22, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

A transgender art collective is trying to change the world by transforming plain concrete pillars into colorful artistic murals. Hijras are considered the third gender in India. Born as male but identifying as female, they […]

Miss International Queen Philippines crowns its first-ever winner

March 7, 2022 Korina Estrada 0

The first-ever Miss International Queen Philippines crowned its first winner on March 6, 2022, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Manila. Fuschia Anne Ravena from Cebu City was crowned the first-ever winner of […]

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