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Title: My Jakarta: Seruni, Transsexual Activist
Post by: Shana A on March 01, 2010, 01:37:23 PM
My Jakarta: Seruni, Transsexual Activist

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/my-jakarta-seruni-transsexual-activist/361346 (http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/my-jakarta-seruni-transsexual-activist/361346)

Seruni recently spent nearly half a day with fellow transgendered men in Bukit Duri, West Jakarta, as part of a discussion about HIV/AIDS at the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). Earlier this month, Seruni was crowned Jakarta's Miss Transgendered Youth Concerned about HIV/AIDS. The Bukit Duri discussion marked the beginning of Seruni's one-year stint as the voice of transgendered Jakartans.

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

My name is Seruni Mahendra. I was born in Jakarta on April 7, 1987, and I'm the eldest of four siblings.