Organised on 28th Oct 2026 by Avali Khare and AR Arcon
During the WHO Sexual and Reproductive Rights Month, and on International Safe Abortion Day, APTN gathered representatives from six trans and gender-diverse people led organisations to build capacities and strengthen the delivery of SRHR programmes centering trans and gender-diverse people in the South and Southeast Asian regions. During the WHO Sexual and Reproductive Rights Month, and on International Safe Abortion Day, APTN gathered representatives from six trans and gender-diverse people led organisations to build capacities and strengthen the delivery of SRHR programmes centering trans and gender-diverse people in the South and Southeast Asian regions.
- Trans Masc Alliance Pakistan,
- Unity for Change Nepal,
- Trans Men Collective India,
- Changing Seeds Sri Lanka,
- Trans Equal Thailand, and
- Beyond the Identity Cambodia.
The two workshops focussed on themes of menstruation and abortion respectively, such as :
- Menstrual Rights and Advocacy – The first workshop shared rights-based and fact-checked information on menstruation, and supported participants in translating learnings to actionable advocacy strategies.
- Menstrual Health and Management – It also imparted tailored information on menstrual management for trans and gender-diverse folks, including product use, menstruation and HRT, and more!
- Diverse Abortion Needs – The second workshop facilitated discussions on navigating abortion and related needs in the context of experiencing gender incongruence/dysphoria, the different reasons trans and gender-diverse people may need abortion services, and emphasising each need is valid.
- Different Abortion Methods – It also contained Introductions and specific information on abortion methods; including medical and surgical variations.
- Barriers to Abortion Access – It facilitated exploration of the different barriers that exist within the health system, and a discussion of the barriers that uniquely affect trans and gender-diverse people, such as discrimination and gatekeeping.
- Advocacy Strategies to Expand Abortion Access – SRHR services including abortion access should be for everyone; and while systems are not perfect currently, movements and governments can and should work together to make them affirming and accessible!
APTN wishes all the best to the organisations for implementation of their Social Action Projects, stay tuned for more information. We hope the session helped the organizations to organize better methods for their respective countries!
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