The pesantren (boarding school) is the first of it’s kind. The school has quickly become a safe space for the Indonesian transgender community. “It depends how comfortable you are.”The school is located in a joglo (traditional Javanese wooden house) originally owned by Shinta’s grandmother. And unlike most pesantren in Indonesia which cater to students in their teens, the 40 or so members at Shinta’s school are older and include four transgender women who live there full time. Transgender killed by jilted ‘lover’One of these ladies is Yumi Sara, who has lived at the boarding school since 2010, and works as an HIV/AIDS campaigner in Yogyakarta.

Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2017 09:11 UTC