The #transcommunity has always been and will continue to be resilient. For the last five weeks, APTN has been sharing the stories of Hope, Pain, and Survival of trans communities during the COVID-19 #pandemic.
In this last week of our campaign, APTN is sharing two stories from Sri Lanka. First is from a 35 year-old trans woman sex worker who shares her experience of being denied the government’s #COVID19 benefits due to her unchanged #genderidentity on her documents. When she questioned the government officer about this #discrimination, Singithi was arrestted and held in a male prison.
Given that many are unable to change #citizenship and national documents to reflect their gender identity, the linking of social protection schemes through national identification documents meant that many trans people who were not able to produce ‘authenticated’ documents could not access government support and relief efforts.
Thankfully, Singithi received food packages and hormones from the National Transgender Network, encouraging her to stay strong and motivated to survive this period.
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