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News What is Trans Advocacy Week 2025?
May 30, 2025
Trans Advocacy Week is a vital initiative at a time when trans people are often talked about but rarely listened to. Each year, from June to July, a coalition of civil society organisations comes together to support trans activists in amplifying their voices in the UN, one of the world’s most influential human rights spaces. […]
News Remembering Isikeli Vulavou of PSGDN
February 25, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge and mourn the passing of IV, the CEO of the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN). IV was a visionary leader who dedicated their life to advocating for the rights, dignity, and well-being of LGBTQI+ individuals across the Pacific. Their relentless dedication and fearless advocacy shaped […]
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News ITF 9th Cycle and ITF GMP
September 12, 2024
The ITF is a participatory grantmaking fund made up of transactivists and supporting donors. The ITF aims to increase the capacity of the trans movement to self-organize and advocate for trans people’s rights, self-determination, and wellbeing.The purpose of the fund is to:– Build and Sustain the Fund | Build and sustain a mechanism to support trans-led […]
News Amplify Trans Advocacy Fellowship Open Call
September 3, 2024
Background: In the Asia and Pacific regions, trans and gender-diverse people continue to face stigma, discrimination, and criminalization of their identities. They endure various forms of violence, including conversion therapy and transphobic hate crimes, perpetrated by individuals, religious and political leaders, institutions, and state actors. These challenges place communities in vulnerable positions amid ongoing armed […]
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Jobs Finance and Operations Manager
TERMS OF REFERENCEFunctional title: Finance and Operations ManagerLocation: Bangkok, ThailandPeriod: ImmediateDuration of contract: Open endedReports to: Executive Director Background The Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) is a regional network that is working towards the advancement of trans rights in the Asia Pacific region through research and evidence generation, legal, policy and programmatic advocacy, and public […]
Jobs Human Rights Research and Advocacy Officer
TERMS OF REFERENCE: Functional title : Human Rights Research and Advocacy Officer Location : Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation required, remote during 6 months probation periods)Type of contract : Full-timePeriod : 10 February 2025 – 9 February 2027 (Fixed term contract)Duration of contract : 2 years About APTN Since it was founded in 2009, APTN has grown to […]
Jobs Senior Finance Officer
Terms of Reference Post title: Senior Finance OfficerDuty station: Bangkok, ThailandStarting date: ImmediateDuration: Negotiable Type of Contract: Full timeReports to: Finance and Operations Manager BackgroundThe Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) is a regional network that is working towards the advancement of trans rights in the Asia Pacific region through research and evidence generation, legal, policy and programmatic advocacy, […]
Jobs Communications Coordinator
TERMS OF REFERENCE: Post title: Communications Coordinator Duty station: Bangkok, ThailandPeriod: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025Contract Duration: 1 yearsReports to: Executive Director Background Since it was founded in 2009, APTN has grown to become a credible platform and voice for transgender people in Asia and the Pacific, working to ensure that their needs and rights […]