sayoni

We are a Singapore-based platform for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women. Our aim is to Empower Queer Women in Asia

[sayoni @_sayoni]

Submit your creative videos of what queer gender equality means to you by 7th March 2022! Cash prize of $1000 for the winner. Videos not more than 5 minutes (a minute also can). We welcome all types of video style!

[sayoni @_sayoni]

Ministry of Education, are you done discriminating against LGBTQ children and non-nuclear family structures?

[Kamalini Ramdas @Kamal_Ramdas]

Advocating for change in Singapore with ⁦@_sayoni⁩ https://t.co/7GUFhfEOu3

[sayoni @_sayoni]

(Part3)

[sayoni @_sayoni]

We engaged in the process and published a report on the White Paper Gender Equality Review. In anticipation to the debate in parliament, this is our position statement as we urge the Govt to take on a substantive approach to ensure ALL women be included in the White Paper.(Part2)

[sayoni @_sayoni]

The “Conversations on SG Women’s Devt”were launched on 20 Sept 2020 to kickstart consultations to gather data on how to further advance gender equality in SG, which will be consolidated into a White Paper n be submitted to Parliament in Sept 2021. (Part 1)

[Hnin Zaw @hninyadanazaw]

Yangon protestors using junta leader’s pictures to add more defense for their fortresses, personally have seen this move kept security forces busy for while removing the stickers as they don’t dare to step on his face.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[AWARE Singapore @awarenews]

(CW: transphobia)

1. We’re disappointed at this response from MOE to the disturbing allegations about a female-identifying transgender student whose transition was disrupted.
https://t.co/9X5JWZNx7H

[Indulekshmi @indulekshmi16]

The timeline from the document - the repeated violations of her privacy, her right to education and her dignity are just ridiculous.

[Indulekshmi @indulekshmi16]

The community groups in Singapore have come together to release a statement about (and together with) the trans student Ashlee about the way she has been treated by the education system. This is a follow up to the post on Reddit that went viral last week.
https://t.co/rUe5mDpTRI

[Kamalini Ramdas @Kamal_Ramdas]

Looking forward to being on this panel organised by @_sayoni

[sayoni @_sayoni]

This webinar is the first of a 2-part introduction to family violence. This first seminar offers a brief introduction to domestic violence for LGBTQI+ individuals. ⠀
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Register via https://t.co/hUcjBb0tEZ.

[sayoni @_sayoni]

Applications for Rd 3 r now open to support LGBTQ+ who r impacted by the COVID-19. ⠀⠀
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Apply at https://t.co/WpF3gL4Fim Only successful applicants will be contacted. Deadline 31 Jan 2021.
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Organized by Brave Spaces/Sayoni. Funded in part by oscar@sg fund n @OutRightIntl

[sayoni @_sayoni]

Thank you! You are our favourite feminist academic! Great article!!

[Kamalini Ramdas @Kamal_Ramdas]

Conceptualising the margin as a place of refusal! Psyched about this paper, a long time coming. 25 years of refusing from the margins in Singapore, and still counting. @_sayoni this one’s for you!

[sayoni @_sayoni]

As we adapt to the new normal moving almost all our work n communications online poses new challenges in complicated contexts. How do we adjust m protect ourselves in these digital spaces? Join us in a convo w queer feminist activists. Register https://t.co/BklojzS6hM.

[ASEAN SOGIE Caucus @ASEANSOGIE]

A short docu-film ‘EMAK MENOLAK’ directed by an indonesian transwomen, Anggun Pradesha.

Click the link bellow to. watch English translation is available.
https://t.co/WoDCS29BxB
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧

#ArtistofSEA

[AWARE Singapore @awarenews]

A coalition of 11 civil society orgs (AWARE, @_sayoni, @home_migrantssg, @sgclimaterally and more) have submitted a joint report to the UN as SG prepares for the 2021 Universal Periodic Review. The report covers a broad range of human rights issues. Read:
https://t.co/aG7TTuCcZC

[ASEAN SOGIE Caucus @ASEANSOGIE]

Happy to announce that we’re planning to hold a festival in 2021! Southeast Asian Queer Cultural Festival, in short #SEAQCF, is an online festival showcasing Queer talents all over Southeast Asia

[sayoni @_sayoni]

This scorecard is not intersectional, but we lead intersectional lives. It is not the end of all conversations, but only the start. We encourage everybody to actively participate in #GE2020 , to take action, and be part of the change we want to see in the next 10 years.⠀

[sayoni @_sayoni]

We’re excited to launch the first local scorecard report of politicians and parties' positions on LGBTQ issues, Rainbow Scorecard: Review of the Decade. Visit https://t.co/1x0FSSPb0i for the full report⠀

#GE2020