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Thailand to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 13, 2018 Maki 1

In March 31, Thailand will celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility with performances, exhibition and a history-making job fair. Events were organized by Museum Siam, Phayao Youth News Agency and TEAK Trans Empowerment. The goal […]

Pakistan hails first transgender TV newscaster

April 11, 2018 Maki 0

Maavia Malik, a transgender woman, made history for being hired as a newscaster for the local news TV channel Kohenoor TV. The news was announced on Twitter, gathering mostly positive engagement from people in and […]

Senate decision bolsters transgender rights in Pakistan

March 19, 2018 Maki 0

Transgender people are at a disadvantage with division their family estate. Portions of inheritance are determined by gender, with men getting twice as women. For trans siblings, this could present an issue as they were […]

Pakistani Senate approves a law for legal gender change without medical proof

March 1, 2018 Maki 0

The Senate’s proposed amendments to The Trangender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill would push forward transgender rights in the country. Among the proposals is the removal of consent from a medical board for legal gender […]

Transgender Pakistani to be sent as Hajj volunteers for the first time

February 28, 2018 Maki 0

Pakistan is making history by sending transgender people as volunteers for Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the very first time. Atif Amin Hussaini, the head of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association in the province […]

Transgender woman asks for mercy killing after denial in airline job

February 24, 2018 Cyril 1

Shanavi Ponnusamy applied four times as a cabin crew in national carrier Air India in a span of two years only to be told that there was no category for transwomen. She was unsuccessful in […]

Philippines’ first transgender lawmaker joins military as reservist

February 20, 2018 Maki 0

Geraldine Roman, Philippines’ first transgender legislator, made history once again when she took her oath as a reservist officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). She acknowledged the efforts of the military in […]

Indonesian police to conduct inquiry on detention of transgender beauticians

February 4, 2018 Maki 0

The Indonesian national police are investigating the arrest and detention of 12 transgender women in Aceh, Indonesia last week. The investigation will focus on procedural or ethical violations after reports revealed that the detained trans […]

Indonesian police in Aceh detains transgender women

January 31, 2018 Maki 0

Police in Aceh, Indonesia raided several beauty salons and detained transgender women who were employed there. Human rights group condemned the action, describing it as inhuman, and called out the police for operating outside of […]

Indian female transgender sex workers more vulnerable to HIV due to police extortion

January 27, 2018 Maki 2

Vulnerable transgender women in the sex industry are routinely extorted by the police and other people in India. This led them to engage in risky sex practices to earn more but also increases their chances […]

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