Jan 022013
The risks transgenders run in Indonesia for love. It was anything but a normal wedding. The identity cards were forged, the groom’s parents refused to attend, and only a handful of friends were invited. The event was so taboo it could have ended with the bride and groom in jail. “That day I felt like [...]
Dec 032012
Haiibalah is Muslim and transgender. The hostile reactions from other women and men towards her decision to wear the jilbab (muslim head scarve) in public was based on the belief of the irreconcilability of being (transgender) and expressing religiosity in the gender of choice. While other waria do not mix gender identity with religious identity, [...]
