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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...
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On 19 January 2022, APTN held the first Trans COMP Community-based Monitoring Training with our community partners in Thailand. This 2 hours training is facilitated by a country partner and then presented by Emily Rowe as APTN’s CBM tool consultant....
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This year, APTN created a campaign for Trans Awareness Week at 15-19 November 2021. APTN also released a joint statement "Together, We Fight!" collaborating with Transgender Europe (TGEU) and its partners & networks. Let's read our campaigns below:
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For the fifth year in a row, trans and gender diverse activists from all over the world will come together during the June/July session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, to raise awareness of the human rights situation of...
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This COVID-19 Trans Resilience Social Media Tool Kit contains graphics and recommended copy for posting during COVID-19 Social Media Campaign, the second phase of our rollout plan for the Trans Resilience Report as part of the UNAIDS COVID-19 Communications Grant.
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