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Transgender group calls for justice
Thu, 11/20/2008 10:35 AM | The Archipelago
YOGYAKARTA, Yogyakarta: Dozens of transgender people in Yogyakarta on Wednesday commemorated Transgender Day of Remembrance, which falls every Nov. 20, by distributing stickers and flowers to people passing by the Yogyakarta post office on Jl. Malioboro.
Coordinator of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual (LGBT) group, Shinta Ratri, said the group's aim was to reduce the negative public perception of the LGBT community.
"We call on all institutions and people to stop discrimination against LBGTs," Shinta said.
During the commemorations, members of the group also presented roadside art performances.
Shinta said members of the group were protected under the human rights law, which states that all people are regarded as individuals and protected by the state.
Ironically, the group claims, the government has yet to take real action to protect the LGBT community. -- JP
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