Community Spotlights

From lived experiences to policy influence: advancing trans advocacy in Armenia

Armenian organizations turned over 100 trans communities lived experiences into evidence-based research and policy recommendations with GATE support. Learn exactly how they did it.

EKPC: empowering trans and key populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

In a region where trans and gender diverse communities continue to face systemic exclusion, the Eurasian Key Populations Coalition (EKPC) is uniting trans and key population activists, building stronger leadership, inclusive policies, and equitable access to healthcare. 

RedLacTrans: Fighting for trans rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

In a region where 84% of countries still deny legal gender recognition, RedLacTrans is rewriting the narrative. Led by and for trans and gender diverse people across Latin America and the Caribbean, the organization is turning community-led documentation into a force for policy change.

Trans Smart Trust Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, the lack of legal gender recognition for trans, gender diverse and intersex individuals remains a significant challenge. Trans Smart Trust Zimbabwe is dedicated to championing the well-being and rights of trans, gender diverse and intersex people in all their diversity.

FEM Alliance Uganda

Fem Alliance Uganda (FEMA) is a lesbian, bisexual, trans and gender diverse organization established in 2012 by a trans and lesbian who felt that the needs of LBTQ communities were not adequately addressed in Uganda.

Blue Diamond Society, Nepal

Blue Diamond Society was established in 2001 for the human rights, equity, social justice and dignity of LGBTIQ+ people. HIV work was the entry point of its movement.

Jinsiangu Kenya

Jinsiangu is a Kenyan-based organisation established in 2012 to increase safe spaces for, and enhance the wellbeing of intersex, trans and gender non-conforming (ITGNC) persons.

Transbantu Association Zambia

Transbantu Association Zambia (TBZ) is a non-government, youth-led, not-for-profit organization founded in 2008 and legally registered in 2012 with the aim of improving the socio-economic, political, and legal situation of trans-diverse and intersex persons in Zambia.

Men’s Health Cambodia

Men's Health Cambodia is a local non-profit NGO based in Phnom Penh. It has been actively operating in Cambodia since 2002 in the sectors of health, training and capacity building of health at all levels.

SISTERS Foundation Thailand

Sisters Foundation is a transgender-focused community-based organization in Thailand that has provided health, education, and support services to the transgender community in the Pattaya region since 2004.