Asia Pacific Transgender Network – A trans-led organisation that supports and advocates for the rights for trans & gender diverse people in Asia Pacific

APTN x SEED Malaysia — A workshop for Trans Healthcare and Anti-Conversion Therapy Practices

In October, APTN joined up with our partners in Malaysia, SEED Foundation, to organize a three-day Trans Healthcare Workshop and Anti-Conversion Therapy Workshop! Participants were given a crash course in making trans people feel welcome in medical facilities, how to assist in transitioning patients, and how to combat conversion therapy practices in Malaysia. Key Highlights: […]

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APTN Joins Initiative for Digital Resilience and Emerging Technology Training

We are proud to announce that Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) will be one of the 40 Participants from the Asia-Pacific to receive digital resilience and emerging technology training with support from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, in partnership with not-for-profit social enterprise Infoxchange, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a strategic and […]

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APTN is granted with the UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that APTN (Asia-Pacific Transgender Network) has been granted the United Nations ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) Special Consultative Status. This milestone achievement marks a significant step forward in our mission to advance human rights and sustainable development for trans and gender diverse communities across the Asia Pacific […]

Our Work

Across Asia and the Pacific, trans and gender diverse people are denied fundamental human rights, from legal recognition to employment, housing and health services. This severely undermines their ability to live a fulfilling, healthy and dignified life. APTN, together with a range of partners, supports, organises and advocates for the advancement and protection of the rights of the trans and gender diverse people to live authentically and stay safe in the world. We work towards a society that respects the fundamental human rights of trans and gender diverse people, and upholds, respects, and protects their diversity, safety, equality and dignity.

Research

Sheddings light on the diversity and lived reality of the trans and gender diverse community in Asia and the Pacific
Advocacy

Advancing Justice, Rights and Access
Movement Building

Towards a Resilient and Self-reliant Trans Movement
Public Campaigning

Engaging with traditional, online, and social media to raise public awareness of the issues affecting our community

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Where we work

APTN works across the Asia and the Pacific, home to more than one-half of the global population, a diverse region where countries have varying levels of human development. We work across the entire region to address the persistent binary gender norms and systemic patriarchy. We do so because the trans and gender diverse people continue to be marginalised and deprived of their rights, including their bodily rights.

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Our Community

Our aim is to build a robust, resilient and self-reliant community of trans and gender diverse people in Asia and the Pacific. We achieve this by working with local partners, community members and development agencies to co-create interventions, evidence-based programmes and initiatives at country, regional and global levels. We do this for trans and gender diverse people, policymakers, health care practitioners and providers, and international agencies.

Here’s some of our projects and community partners: