Presented by Avali Khare & Kanzha Vinaa
Introduction
APTN’s advocacy priorities in the space was to highlight the need for understanding of GBV to expand to transphobic violence experienced by trans and gender-diverse people, including hate crimes, conversion therapies, and other harmful practices.
GBV against trans and gender-diverse people does not exist in a vacuum.
Rather, it flourishes with impunity in contexts in which trans and gender-diverse lives are criminalised, rights are rolled-back, and protections are diminished. It is important for research and evidence to inform advocacy aimed at decriminalisation, formal recognition of our identities, and expansion of existing protections to trans and gender diverse communities.
Our day at the SVRI Forum
APTN presented our Trans Thrive Project, documenting transphobic violence and hate crimes against trans and gender-diverse people in South and Southeast Asia.
Our partner organisation, Sanggar Swara, shared findings from a rapid assessment study they did, following a spate of violence against trans and gender-diverse people, especially trans women, in Indonesia earlier this year.
ThaiTGA, another partner organisation, took over the Southeast Asia GBV Prevention Platform’s booth space to facilitate a fun game, the Trans Rights Bingo, to create awareness on issues impacting the lives of trans and gender-diverse people, amongst the forum audiences.
APTN delivered a 5 minutes reflection from our regional experience of connecting research and advocacy at a participant-driven event hosted by the Southeast Asia GBV Prevention Platform.
APTN and partners supported and extended our solidarities to the sex workers delegation leading a protest on language justice and access at the forum.
APTN and partners attended 10+ sessions focussed, strengthening our knowledge and skills on evidence generation, research implementation, and GBV programming.
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