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Title: Life of transgender matriarch celebrated in Malaysia
Post by: MadelineB on August 09, 2012, 08:36:35 AM
Post by: MadelineB on August 09, 2012, 08:36:35 AM
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Life of transgender matriarch celebrated in Malaysia
Transgender 'Mother Theresa' of Kuala Lumpur dies aged 68
09 AUGUST 2012 | BY ANNA LEACH
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The life of Asha Dewi, a matriarch to the transgender community in Malaysia, was celebrated by over a thousand people with a colorful funeral procession through the streets in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Dewi, 68, died of a heart attack early on Tuesday morning.
The mourners, who were mostly transgender woman Dewi had cared for, were crying and grief-stricken, but also singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Dewi's coffin was adorned with flowers as it was carried through the streets.
Life of transgender matriarch celebrated in Malaysia
Transgender 'Mother Theresa' of Kuala Lumpur dies aged 68
09 AUGUST 2012 | BY ANNA LEACH
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/life-transgender-matriarch-celebrated-malaysia090812 (http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/life-transgender-matriarch-celebrated-malaysia090812)
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The life of Asha Dewi, a matriarch to the transgender community in Malaysia, was celebrated by over a thousand people with a colorful funeral procession through the streets in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Dewi, 68, died of a heart attack early on Tuesday morning.
The mourners, who were mostly transgender woman Dewi had cared for, were crying and grief-stricken, but also singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Dewi's coffin was adorned with flowers as it was carried through the streets.