Nisha Ayub
From QueerBio.com
Country
Malaysia
Birth - Death
1980 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
Transgender activist who worked assisting three Muslim transgender women in their constitutional challenge of a Shariah legislation in Negri Sembilan that outlaws men from cross-dressing, a watershed case that they won in the Court of Appeal. Member, Justice For Sisters. First transgender recipient of the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage Award (2016).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/malaysian-transgender-activist-crowned-hero-at-regional-lgbt-awards
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-2824778/Malaysia-transgenders-win-anti-cross-dressing-law-challenge.html
- http://76crimes.com/tag/nisha-ayub/
- http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/03/30/transgender-rights-advocate-honored-with-international-women-of-courage-award/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7HWTKhAjmc
