Without gender-affirming surgery, Lò Kim Thủy cannot change her legal gender in Vietnam. Without changing her gender, she cannot get a stable job or attend university. Without a job or an education, she may never be able to afford gender-affirming surgery.
Author Archives: Tracy Valera
Tracy Valera is a pseudonym for a social activist based in Hanoi who requested anonymity due to fear of reprisals by the government of Vietnam.
Tracy Valera est le pseudonyme d'une activiste sociale basée à Hanoi qui a demandé l'anonymat par crainte de représailles de la part du gouvernement vietnamien.