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History
The Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) launched in December 2009 is the first regional network advocating for the legal recognition and rights of transgender people in Asia and the Pacific. The network has published key reports and policy and technical briefs in partnership with other groups and multilateral organizations highlighting the issues of transgender people.

Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) engages with a range of partners, globally and across Asia and the Pacific, to support, organize, and advocate for comprehensive healthcare and the protection of legal, social, and human rights for trans and gender diverse people. Since its founding in 2009, APTN has published several key reports, policy and technical briefs, in partnership with other community-based groups and multilateral organisations, that have been used to inform policy and laws.

Blueprint for the Provision of Comprehensive Care for Trans People and Trans Communities in Asia and the Pacific (2015)
The Asia Pacific Trans Health Blueprint is a tool for the work we all do to improve health and human rights for trans people and trans communities. It is a comprehensive, accessible trans health reference document for trans community advocates, health professionals, policymakers, and those who design or deliver services to trans people.

The Blueprint provides information about the current health and human rights situation for trans people in Asia and the Pacific. This includes clinical advice about meeting the health needs of trans children, youth and adults. In addition, the Blueprint includes good practice examples provided by health professionals and/or trans communities about health initiatives that are working in this region. It describes policies that are making a difference in trans people’s lives.

APTN Fact Sheets: Being Trans In Asia And The Pacific. “I Think I Might Be Trans And Other Resources” (2016)
These 7 resources have been created by the Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) for trans people, their families, friends and colleagues. There are some huge gaps in the information available to trans people across Asia and the Pacific. APTN asked its members to share the most common questions they are asked in their country. Those issues are covered in the following 7 resources:

I think I might be trans Telling others that you are trans Changing your appearance or gender expression Legal transition steps Other legal issues for trans people Medical transition steps Keeping safe and strong

Legal Gender Recognition: A Multi-Country Legal And Policy Review In Asia (2018)
The vast majority of transgender people across the Asia-Pacific region are unable to obtain any official identification documents that reflect their gender identity. This lack of gender recognition fosters widespread social exclusion, stigma, discrimination and violence when individuals are perceived to deviate from gender norms because their gender identity and/or expression does not coincide with their sex assigned at birth. This report undertakes a comprehensive review of existing laws, policies and practives related to legal gender recognition for transgender people in nine countries in Asia: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand.