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At APTN, we believe in the power of language to connect, empower, and support transgender communities across Asia and the Pacific. Our goal is to make our resources and publications accessible to everyone, regardless of their language. To achieve this,...
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Drawing from global and regional research and guidance on the health of trans and gender-diverse people, APTN’s Towards Transformative Healthcare (TTHM) Module, uses a rights-based approach to health to empower trans people to know and claim their rights and health...
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APTN is back with its series of subregional convening. On 16-20th January 2023. More than 40 trans and gender-diverse individuals are coming to represent our partner organisations in Kathmandu, Nepal. This event is the second of the sub-regional convenings, to...
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We led ILGA Asia's 2022 Trans Pre-conference on the 28th of November 2022. The Trans Pre-conference was led by Nhuun Yodmuang, our Senior Human Rights and Advocacy Officer and ILGA Asia’s Trans Representative Executive Board.
The opening of the trans...
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The first sub-regional convening hosted in Bangkok between 19-23 September saw a gathering of trans human rights defenders, healthcare outreach workers and community-based organisations from across Southeast Asia. The convening aims to assess the state of the trans movement, programmes...
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APTN’s research and work with our partners as well as the lived realities of trans communities highlight that there are unique stressors affecting the mental health and wellbeing of trans people. Particularly, the COVID pandemic has brought to the fore...
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APCOM and Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) are part of a working group for a new regional survey exploring the values and preferences of PrEP products among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). The survey...
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Let's center trans women's voices on International Women's Day 2022!
Transgender women face systemic discrimination in almost all areas of life, including in education, employment, housing, and the provision of health care. On top of it, the exclusion of trans women...
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UN Trans Advocacy Week (TAW) is an international advocacy initiative launched by five core partners:
- TGEU (Transgender Europe);- RFSL (Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights);- GATE (Global Action for Trans Equality);- APTN (Asia-Pacific Transgender Network);...
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On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws.
As a response, APTN would like to present some of the statistics...
