Mental health among transfeminine people across East Africa remains one of the least visible yet most urgent human rights concerns. In a region where stigma, discrimination, and exclusion persist, mental well-being often becomes an unseen struggle.
Today is International Trans Day of Visibility. As trans people, we can feel lost and lonely at times especially if we don’t know other people who are like us. In our community, we rely heavily on visibility. Positive representation allows other trans people to feel seen and validated. Visibility allows Read more…
AUGUST 27, 2017EXCLUSIVE Sabi, before (right) and after (left) the Sex Change Operation Home Exclusive Sabi, born as MK Giri, had joined the Marine Engineering Department of the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam as an 18 years old young man in 2010. However, she never quite felt she belonged to the body she Read more…
It has nearly everything to do with the way they are treated. By Katherine Schreiber Individuals who identify as transgender tend to experience higher rates of mental healthissues than the general population. While approximately 6.7 percent of the general United States population suffers from depressionand 18 percent grapple with some iteration of an anxiety disorder, nearly half of all individuals who identify as Read more…