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Acknowledgements
This comic is part of the project “Being Nonbinary in Indonesia – An Advocacy Project Through Comics” led by Erik Nadir as part of the APTN Amplifying Trans Advocacy Fellowship 2020.
Further Information
The author of this comic would like to acknowledge the following trans and non-binary individuals who work tirelessly to create a more inclusive space for trans and/or non-binary people in Indonesia:
- Bonni Rambatan and Reymigius are a non-binary artist and writer who created “We Have Always Been Here”, an explainer comic for New Naratif.
- Mario Pratama is a trans activist who creates gender-affirming prosthetics for transmasculine and non-binary people through his small shop, Pride Store Indonesia.
- Kanzha Vinaa works on alternative education and capacity building for young trans women through Sanggar Swara.
- Athallah Rafardhanu, Ardhana Rishvara, Alexander Danardanu and Raham Abyasa founded Transmen Talk Indonesia, a safe space for young trans men to talk about pressing issues in the trans men community and for allies to learn more about trans men.
- Marian Kevin and Ardhana Rishvara run Pride Care Indonesia, an organisation that provides information and aspires to provide medical transition aid to transmasculine people in Indonesia.
- Amar Alfikar is a queer theologian who studies inclusive theology for the LGBTQIA+ community. Listen to his podcast “Ngaji Diri” here.
- Rully Mallay is the coordinator of Waria Crisis Center. WCC is currently fundraising to help transgender women and other minorities in Indonesia who are subject to self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Rully here to donate.
- If you are Indonesian and identify as non-binary, you can email Erik Nadir at eriknadjr@gmail.com to join the Non-binary Peer Support Indonesia group.