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).
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
