Waria warriors - the fight for trans rights in Indonesia
The transgender Indonesians who fought for their rights in the 1970s and 1980s
Witness History · BBC World Service
April 27, 20209m 14s
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Show Notes
Nancy Iskandar is a magician, snake dancer, former sex worker, committed Muslim and long-time campaigner for transgender women’s rights in Indonesia. Josephine Casserly talks to her about the fight for transgender women to be accepted into Indonesian society in the 1970s and 1980s. Photo: Nancy Iskandar. Credit: BBC