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Title: Gay, transvestite couple chosen as AIDS envoys
Post by: Shana A on February 23, 2010, 08:28:30 AM
Gay, transvestite couple chosen as AIDS envoys

Luh De Suriyani ,  THE JAKARTA POST ,  DENPASAR   |  Mon, 02/22/2010 1:09 PM  | 

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/22/gay-transvestite-couple-chosen-aids-envoys.html (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/22/gay-transvestite-couple-chosen-aids-envoys.html)

A gay man and a transvestite were chosen as envoys for AIDS treatment in Bali during a contest organized by Gaya Dewata Foundation on Saturday.

Surya Tan and Ella Wasabi were crowned as the Raka and Rai couple during the contest, in which 12 couples of gay men and transvestites competed.

Surya is a gay man who has worked at a beauty salon for oneand-half years and has actively participated in the foundation. Ella, a transvestite, also works at a beauty salon.