"We are discovering how difficult it is to describe to others what it is like to be transgendered. We are amazed that despite our elaborate explanations, no one can ever quite understand our experience until we realize that neither have we ever…
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance empowers LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders through movement capacity building, policy advocacy, and representation. Founded in 2005 as a federation of dozens of small, volunteer-run groups across…
Today, Hijra performs dances, songs, and blessings at both births and weddings of Hindus. To many Hindus, hijras benefit a baby when they confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child. One to two days after a marriage ceremony—hijras will…
The video opens with a young trans person adorning herself in Thai spiritual attire. It suggests that imagining one's total acceptance, including the embrace of one's spiritual community becomes proof of one's humanity. Veering from the topic of…
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a transgender/Hijra rights activist, bollywood actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer and motivational speaker in Mumbai, India. She is also the Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of kinnar akhada. She was born in Malti Bai…
Founder and co-director Ashley Moore, 37, a respected local record producer and musician, was racked with doubt when "God burst this thing in my mind."
"Where will we sing?" she recounted asking herself. "Would people stop laughing long enough to…