After 57 days of intense training, transgender women Mikee Vitug and Jess Labares have become flight attendants of a budget airline in the Philippines. ADVERTISEMENTVitug told INQUIRER.net that to her knowledge, no other trans women besides them have become cabin crew members in the Philippines. She described the program to become part of the cabin crew as “the most difficult training” she has been through. “Now that I’m officially an airline cabin crew member, I can finally say that ‘I have arrived,'” she said. Dealing with discriminationAs a trans woman, Vitug told INQUIRER.net that she has not felt outright discrimination towards her.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 21, 2019 09:13 UTC