106-year-old transgender woman speaks at Burma's first IDAHO


Burma publicly celebrates gay rights for the first time for yesterday's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia


18 May 2012 | By Anna Leach


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The first IDAHO in Burma

The 106-year-old transgender woman who addressed the first ever public gay rights rally in Burma must have seen incredible changes in her lifetime, from living under British colonialism to Burmese independence to military rule to the recent opening up.

At the first celebration of IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) in the Burmese capital Rangoon yesterday, a local youth brought the centenarian transgender woman to the stage during a section called Paying Respect to Seniors.