The Jakarta Social Agency has classified waria, or transgender women, as people with social dysfunctional traits, which has led to many waria being rounded up and sent to rehabilitation centers.
A lack of data on the impact of disasters on women, girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is excluding them from relief efforts and damaging their ability to recover from shocks
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at protecting the rights of transgender persons, by prohibiting discrimination against them and prescribing imprisonment of up to six months for those employing members of the marginalised community as beggars or compelling them to beg.
Coming out is complex for trans and gender nonconforming people, they told us. They have different degrees of "passing privilege," which can be a function of the resources available for hormones, surgery, hair or makeup, or simply personal choice.
According to research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV16, was ubiquitously high among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM).
RuPaul’s recent anti-trans comments aren’t only insulting to trans queens working today — they erase the history of boundary-pushing queer people of all genders who shaped this art form.
“This index provides communities with sound data that can help them in their advocacy for more inclusive societies,” said Erik Lamontagne, Senior Economist Adviser at UNAIDS.
Pakistan’s Senate, the upper house of parliament, on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill, empowering transgenders to determine their own gender identity.
