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Trans women compete in Indonesian beauty pageant in secret over fears of violenc

Started by stephaniec, November 12, 2016, 04:43:58 PM

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Trans women compete in Indonesian beauty pageant in secret over fears of violence

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/11/12/trans-women-compete-in-indonesian-beauty-pageant-in-secret-over-fears-of-violence/

Pink News/By Meka Beresford 12th November 2016, 7:09 PM

"A group of transgender women competed in a beauty pageant in secret on Friday to avoid unwanted attention from authorities.
The pageant, held in Jakarta, was held in secret with a handful of media invited. Organisers warned supporters of the event not to share images on social media during the course of the evening out of fear for contestants"
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