Cultural Diversity Within the Trans Community
India
Sahodari
www.sahodari.org
Sahodari is a movement, a family, and a team of young transsexual people. Sahodari was founded by Kalki, a successful Indian transsexual woman. She is the Director of the project. The Foundation's main objectives include the following: To promote social, political, and economic equity and campaign for civil and legal rights of Transgenders; To work for establishing social, economic, and environmental justice for Transgenders and gender non-confirming people and to eliminate oppression and exclusion based on such factors as race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, legal status, sexual orientation, age, and disability; and To prohibit discrimination based on "gender identity or expression" and ensure that the entire range of transgender and gender non-conforming people are protected.
Philippines
Society of TranssexualWoman of the Phillipines
www.tsphilippines.com
The Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines is a women's group, and the first and only transgender rights support and advocacy group in the Philippines. It was founded in December 2002 by four Transpinays (Filipina women of transsexual experience), in Seattle's Best coffee shop in Magamall B in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The organization was formed to address the issues, needs, and concerns of transsexual and transgender Filipinos and to raise public awareness on issues of gender identity and expression, as well as promote a compassionate understanding of transsexualism.