Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
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How Islamists stigmatise Indonesia’s transgender waria

The waria were respected in Indonesia’s Hindu-Buddhist period. Now, they find themselves reviled

Topic |   Indonesia
David G Rose
David G Rose

Updated: 2:36pm, 16 Sep, 2018

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Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Yulianus Rettoblaut, a transgender activist in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
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