One response to “Photo by @Hammond_Robin “I’m lonely, homeless, in fear, why? Because I decided to be who I am. Well who I am? I am Abinaya Jayaraman, Transwoman, my gender is my identity and why I’m punished.” Abinaya is a #transgender woman from #Malaysia. Because she identifies as a woman, she has been disowned by her family. #Discrimination in her work place forced her to resign. Living in extreme poverty, she says, she had no choice but to become a sex worker to survive. Overwhelmed by loneliness she attempted suicide. Abinaya shared her story for the #WhereLoveIsIllegal campaign, a platform for #LGBT stories of survival. To read her testimony, go to @WhereLoveIsIllegal and follow the link in the profile. You can also see how to share your own experience of #discrimination and #survival and how you can support. This is a @witness_change project. #loveislove #iamwhoiam @lavernecox @caitlynjenner This week, Proof, National Geographic’s online photography journal, interviewed #RobinHammond about the production of Where Love Is Illegal. www.proof.national geographic.com #natgeoproof To see more stories of survival follow @WhereLoveIsIllegal by natgeo http://bit.ly/1KNd42v”

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   michaelbencik

   August 4, 2015 at 9:17 pm

   You never want to “like” a story like this, but I want to thank you for sharing it. Things like this sadden me, and I hope the world will become more open and accepting to everyone.

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