Response to “More being done to fight human trafficking” (The Sunday Times, 30 June 2013)
I refer to the article “More being done to fight human trafficking” (The Sunday Times, June 30 2013) by Hoe Pei Shan. I wish to highlight that the way the Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) portrays human trafficking is highly problematic and very misleading. The writer reports after an interview with the […]
Singaporean Transgender Sex Workers represented at the International Congress on AIDS Asia Pacific (ICAAP11)
Deborah* is a 23 year old transgender woman and has been a sex worker for four years. She holds a diploma in Professional Make-Up Artistry from Cosmoprof, and works as a freelance make-up artist in the day. Due to her gender identity, she has faced great difficulties in getting a job. She has gone for […]
Statement of Solidarity with #JusticeforJasmine and #JusticeforDora
Dora Özer, a trans sex worker from Turkey, and Petite Jasmine–a sex worker and activist from Rose Alliance in Sweden were murdered on the 9th and 11 of July 2013 respectively. Read more about the International Day of Protest on happening on the 19th of July to protest the stigma, discrimination and violence against sex […]
Open Letter to Channel News Asia and Straits Times for Transphobia
Straits Times, 17 May 2013, “Loanshark runner spared caning because of sex change” [http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/loanshark-runner-spared-caning-because-sex-change-20130517] Channel News Asia, 17 May 2013, “Transsexual avoids caning for being loanshark runner” [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/transsexual-avoids-caning-for-being-loan/678438.html?cid=FBSG] Dear Sir/ Mdm, We are a group of individuals who are transgender persons, allies of transgender persons, and cisgender persons who work with transgender persons. We refer to […]