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Tashnuva Shishir, Bangladesh’s first transgender newsreader, makes television debut

April 5, 2021 Korina Estrada 0

March 8 marked International Women’s Day but it was also the first time that a trans news reader graced national television in Bangladesh. 29-year-old Tashnuva Shishir delivered a 3-minute news bulletin on a private TV […]

Transgender Muay Thai Fighter Nong Rose signs with Yokkao Fight Team

February 28, 2021 Korina Estrada 0

Thailand is known for having a huge transgender population. Many trans women participate in pageants, cabaret shows, and adult entertainment. It is rare for trans women to find careers outside of those industries, especially when […]

First-ever school for trans women in Bangladesh opens

January 24, 2021 Korina Estrada 0

For hijras (intersex and transgender people in India), surviving often means having to resort to begging or prostitution. They are often harassed and pushed aside because of the stigma that comes with being trans in […]

2020 Winner of Miss Trans Global Filipina Mela Habijan on the cover of ‘Trans Beauty’ Magazine

January 20, 2021 Korina Estrada 0

Mela Franco Habijan won Miss Trans Global 2020 in September last year, beating 17 other girls for the crown. This year she excitedly shared on her social media that she is going to be on […]

Businesses in Manila required to have gender-neutral toilets by 2023

November 8, 2020 Korina Estrada 0

In the city of Manila, businesses will need to have gender-neutral toilets for their clients or customers for their business permit renewal to be issued due to the recent signing of an ordinance to protect […]

Hendrika Kelan is The First Trans Public Official in Indonesia

August 15, 2020 Korina Estrada 0

Being a trans individual in a predominantly Muslim country, Hendrika Kelan is breaking barriers by being Indonesia’s first transgender to hold a place in public office. Kelan just turned 34 years old last week and […]

Trans Woman in China Wins Legal Battle Against Employers For Wrongful Termination

July 31, 2020 Korina Estrada 0

A Beijing court ruled in favor of a trans woman for being wrongfully terminated after she had sex reassignment surgery. Beijing DangDang Information Technology Co. Ltd. fired Gao Moumou, who worked as a product director […]

Home for elderly transgender Indians opened in Lahore

June 6, 2018 Maki 0

The facility was established in Lahore’s Rachna Town and open for old trans individuals living in the city, particularly those who are sick. It was established and funded by the Beghar Foundation, an advocacy group […]

Transgender-only school soon to rise in Pakistan

May 3, 2018 Maki 0

Exploring Future Foundation (EFF) founded the school in Lahore, the nation’s capital city, with the hope of providing training and skills development for transgender people. To be formally launched in an opening ceremony on April […]

India announces separate category for transgender tax-payers

May 1, 2018 Maki 0

Transgender applicants in India can now obtain Permanent Account Number (PAN) as an independent category. Previously, there were only two gender categories available, male and female. An official was quoted in an interview that the […]

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