Healing, housing and justice: Women reshape trans advocacy in L.A.

Healing, housing and justice: Women reshape trans advocacy in L.A.

By Jimena Sandoval | Edited by Valeria FernándezIn her garage in Los Angeles, Jessica, 67 years old, carefully sorts bags of food. She places rice, beans, canned products, and bread, making sure each one is enough to feed a person. “I make my little bags to give to the girls, and that’s been really breaking my back,” she says while arranging the bags and putting them in her car, ready to take to the support group. She delivers up to 30 bags of g…

The Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Masyarakat criticized the Gorontalo district government's stance, saying the circular further marginalizes and discriminates against transgender women in public spaces. A number of transgender women in Gorontalo interviewed by BBC News Indonesia admitted that the policy "closes the door to their livelihood" and is "wrong and only strengthens the stigma".