waria

Noun

Meaning

waria (plural warias)

A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

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Examples

According to Bapak Imam Hassan, a former head of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI), violence and discrimination against waria is discouraged; but homosexuality needs to be corrected. Source: Internet

In a similar vein, also in Aceh, working-class waria are about to lose their main livelihood in beauty parlors due to the prohibition of any form of gender-nonconforming expression in public. Source: Internet

Day-to-day verbal harassment has become a staple for waria, and stories of schoolyard victimisation are just as common. Source: Internet

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