Breaking barriers: addressing transphobia and advancing transgender rights in the Asia-Pacific and beyond

Rena Janamnuaysook^{1

2

3

4}, Danvic Rosadiño^{5

6}, Erika Castellanos⁷

Affiliations

¹ Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Global Health, and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Amsterdam Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ LoveYourself, Inc., Manila, Philippines.
⁶ Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines - Open University, Los Baños, Philippines.
⁷ Global Action for Trans Equality, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Rena Janamnuaysook et al. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 May.

. 2024 May;27(5):e26273.

doi: 10.1002/jia2.26273.

Rena Janamnuaysook^{1

2

3

4}, Danvic Rosadiño^{5

6}, Erika Castellanos⁷

¹ Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Global Health, and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Amsterdam Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ LoveYourself, Inc., Manila, Philippines.
⁶ Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines - Open University, Los Baños, Philippines.
⁷ Global Action for Trans Equality, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Conflict of interest statement

RJ received speaker's bureau fees and research grants to her organization from Gilead Sciences. DR and EC declare no competing interests.

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