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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 11 sec.) ; 157366373 bytes |
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Indonesia has a vibrant transgender culture and tradition, but there's been a rise in intolerance in recent years from Muslim fundamentalists. David O'Shea gets an insight into the community and its fight for equal rights."This is me. You can't stop me being like this," transgender woman Vira tells David.She was rejected by her parents and ended up as a sex worker on Jakarta's streets - a story that's all too common amongst transgender women in Indonesia. But a tireless campaigner for their rights, Mama Yuli, is determined to change that. She's the undisputed queen of the 'waria', which is the combination of the Indonesian words for woman and man."Let's open the discourse in Indonesia for waria to explore their potential," she tells David. "They could be bank directors, ministers of state. That could change society's negative image."While acceptance is growing in some areas of society, a small but vocal group of Islamic hardliners is making its voice heard."We're disturbed by the way they dress, by their presence, their behaviour," Muhammed Fuad from Forum Umat Islam tells David. "They shouldn't be allowed to feel normal." |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-03-31 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Gay rights -- Religious aspects.
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Gays -- Psychology.
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects.
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Prostitution -- Economic aspects.
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Transgender people -- Identity.
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Transgender people -- Violence against.
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Indonesia -- Jakarta.
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Streaming video
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O'Shea, David, reporter
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Ahyer, Muzayyin, contributor
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Aswidah, Roichatul, contributor
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Fuad, Muhammad, contributor
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Ludy, Oma, contributor
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Shinta, Mama, contributor
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Suryakusuma, Julia, contributor
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Yuli, Mama, contributor
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