I started hormone therapy when I was 17.
Like many trans women in Malaysia, I didn’t begin through a doctor or structured gender-affirming care. I started using birth control pills, because that was the only information available to me at the time.
It wasn’t ideal for hormone therapy.
But when access doesn’t exist, people still find ways to survive.
This is why harm reduction matters.
In HIV response, we understand that people deserve safer options ,not judgment even when systems fail them. The same principle applies to gender-affirming care.
Hormones affect the liver, heart, metabolism, and mental wellbeing.
Without monitoring, risks increase ,not because trans people are irresponsible, but because healthcare access remains limited.
When trans communities can safely access healthcare:
✅ we monitor hormones safely
✅ we build trust with providers
✅ we are more likely to test for HIV
✅ we stay connected to prevention and treatment services
My journey taught me this:
Access to affirming healthcare is HIV harm reduction.
Seeking checkups isn’t fear.
It’s self-protection.
It’s community protection.
We don’t reduce harm by denying care.
We reduce harm by making care accessible.
#HarmReduction #TransHealthMalaysia #HIVPrevention #KeyPopulations #GenderAffirmingCare HealthEquity TransIsHuman
Do you know where to get checkups for your hormones therapy?
Healthcare should be a space for healing, dignity, and safety — for everyone. 💗
What makes a healthcare space truly feel safe and inclusive to you?
#TransMentalHealth #TransVisibility #InclusiveHealthcare #mentalhealthmatters
This #TDOV, we celebrate Transnita voices who continue to push for better health access, stronger representation, and safer spaces for all of us. From community work to advocacy and storytelling, our presence is POWER and our work matters.
We are more than narratives. We are leaders, experts, and changemakers.
Who is the Transnita figure that inspires you?
#TransDayOfVisibility #TransIsBeautiful #TransHealth #SOGIESC CommunityVoices Transnita
Someone once told me a girl like me should not speak her mind.
I said: who’s asking for permission? ✨🤍
#womenempowerment #confidence #selfworth #inclusivity
I stopped apologising for who I am.
Some people call it confidence, I call it freedom. #WomenEmpowerment #TransAdvocate #Confidence #UnapologeticallyMe
For every younger version of ourselves that just wanted to feel seen, safe, and enough. 🌸
I know how heavy that feeling can be. I know what it’s like to search for someone to look up to and realise there was barely any representation for girls like us.
So chin up. Be brave. Be kind. Be the representation you once needed. Become the woman you have always known yourself to be, even when the world tried to question it. ✨
#transisbeautiful🌈 #womenempowerment #becomingher
Strong mind. Clear voice. ☕️✨
Learning that confidence is not about being the loudest person in the room.Sometimes it is simply about knowing your values, standing by them, and speaking with purpose.
Still growing. Still learning. Still advocating. 🤍
#WomenWhoLead #womenwithpurpose #TransVisibility #transempowerment #speakwithpurpose
I literally cried while typing this caption.
All I can say is, I am not alone.
Advocating for my transnita community can feel isolating, draining, and lonely at times. But I continue because of my love and responsibility to my community.
Today reminded me of something important.
When one voice speaks, others will rise.
The stigma and discrimination our community faces is real, in media, in systems, and in everyday life. But today, we showed what collective voice looks like.
These women didn’t just post.
They amplified voices that are often unheard.
Trans women who are excluded, unsupported, and still fighting for access and dignity.
This is bigger than us.
This is about community.
And I couldn’t be more proud.
Thank you for standing up.
Thank you for showing up.
And most importantly, thank you for not staying silent 🤍
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We call on organisations to end stigma in their media platforms. #EndStigmaInCare
#EndStigmaInCare #EndHIVStigma #StopTheStigma #PublicHealthMatters
@fassha_jr@shazzyrazahry@dellysyahadid@rania.qveen_@tinavonvera@the_lilybalqis@rizulala
endstigmaincare
Awareness should never come at the cost of dignity.
When messaging leans on fear, blame, or stereotypes, it doesn’t protect communities; it pushes people away from testing, care, and honest conversations. That silence is where HIV continues to thrive.
Organisations have influence. What you choose to amplify shapes how people see, treat, and support one another.
We call on organisations to end stigma in their media platforms because responsible communication builds trust, and trust saves lives.
#endstigmaincare
Public health must reflect lived realities.
When messaging carries stigma, it creates fear, breaks trust, and pushes people away from the support they need.
Organisations providing care have a responsibility to communicate with empathy, respect, and understanding.
Because without community trust, care cannot exist.
We call on organisations to end stigma in their media platforms.
#EndStigmaInCare #hivawareness #hivcare #publichealthmatters
We don’t lack talent.
We don’t lack ambition.
We lack access.
Trans people in Malaysia are rarely given the space to lead —
but that doesn’t mean we’re not ready.
Sometimes leadership starts quietly:
showing up, building ourselves, surviving systems not built for us.
Imagine what we could do if we were truly given the chance.
#transnita #leadership #transvoices #genderequality #inclusionmatters
