Woman’s transgender journey
Emma Tang spoke about her transgender journey at an afternoon tea at VincentCare in Shepparton recently. WHEN Kyabram’s Emma Tang transitioned from male to female she felt a weight lift off her shoulders.
Ms Tang spoke about her transgender journey at an afternoon tea at VincentCare in Shepparton recently as part of Transgender Day of Visibility.
In a heartfelt speech, Ms Tang said she always felt like there was something different but she did not know what being trans was, growing up in the country.
Goulburn Valley Pride president Georgie Poort said she felt privileged to have the luxury of being around Ms Tang quite often through their roles on the committee.
Trans Day of Visibility was on Sunday and was founded by United States-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall in 2009.
According to the Human Rights Commission, the word ‘‘transgender’’ — or trans — is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth.
Event organiser Nicole Robinson from VincentCare said transgender people came from all walks of life.
Ms Poort also highlighted the recent formation of the LGBTQI + Community Alliance which is open to all who wanted to be involved and promote diversity within the community.
‘‘The alliance is for everyone; the majority of people involved are allies,’’ she said.