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[[File:nishaayub.png|200px|thumb|left|Nisha Ayub]]

==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==

* [[Transgender Activists]]

==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