The New York Times article that mentioned Obama's gay nanny who joined a "transvestite" dance troupe, and which has spawned numerous reposts with headlines like "Obama's nanny was a gay transvestite" could have more accurately used "transgender" or "waria" – an indigenous Indonesian "transgender" person.
Julya Oui, a transgender writer in Kuala Lumpur, shares how she came to be involved with Seksualiti Merdeka – Malaysia's only sexuality rights festival that was held last week – and found a new family after her plan to leave the country was thwarted by immigration authorities.
In a quiet alley in the ancient Javanese city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Mariyani, a 50-year-old transgender hairdresser, has turned part of her salon into an Islamic school.
Transgender activist Yuki Vivienne Choe will make her stage debut in a Malaysian adaptation of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot from 1 to 5 September at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Staged in Singapore last August, Leona Lo's Ah Kua Show will make its debut outside her home country at the New York International Fringe Festival this month.
Fridae talks to outspoken Singaporean transgender artist Marla Bendini, who first came out as a gay man at 17, about activism and art. Her current show Conversations Between Father and Son – a multimedia installation performance with paintings – pays tribute to her late father.
The video which shows a 19-year-old contestant Liu Zhu standing his ground despite being repeatedly interrupted and verbally abused by a judge during his performance during a TV singing contest has caused a minor stir in China.
The series presents 10 movers and shakers in Asia – the world's most populous continent – who are set to bring about positive change in their local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
After being verbally abused and asked to leave a club for a second time in months, a transgender performance artist and two other transgender women have taken a stand and launched a campaign to end discrimination against their community.
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