Opening the Reception Room to Transwomen
If equipped with skills, it could be that society's acceptance of transwomen will improve. Whatever their life-choice preferences, they are a part of society with the same rights and opportunities as other human beings.
Yuli (far left), Chair of the Indonesian Transgender Communication Forum (FKWI) with several elderly trans women, Sunday (24/7/2022).
The existence of transwomen meets a variety of receptions in society. Instead of acceptance, stigma and discrimination are often experienced by this group.
This prejudiced behavior cannot be separated from the underlying narrative that transgender women are a disgrace and a deviant group that can wreak havoc. This is illustrated by the results of a Kompas poll, 5-7 July 2022. Six out of 10 respondents said that transwomen are people who deviate or have mental disorders. Another negative narrative holds that they destroy morals and spread infectious diseases.