The Waria of Indonesia

Episode 7 is the start of our journey through Indonesia and the first of three stories we will be covering as part of this leg of the tour. This episode focuses on the Waria community in Indonesia, a collective of third-gender and/or transgender individuals- and their story is being told by award-winning, internationally-recognised Waria activist, Shinta Ratri. Join us as Ibu Shinta explains the Waria experience and how LGBTQ+ community members and allies outside of Indonesia can do their part to support Waria in their fight for their human rights, and for a better life.

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