Who are we?

Formed in 2009, the Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) is a regional trans-led network that is working towards the advancement of the rights of trans and gender diverse people in Asia and the Pacific through generation of research and evidence, legal, policy and programmatic advocacy, and public campaigning.

APTN engages with a range of partners, globally and across Asia and the Pacific, to support, organise and advocate for comprehensive healthcare and the protection of  legal, social and human rights for trans and gender diverse people.

Vision & Mission

  • Our Mission

    To enable trans and gender diverse people in the Asia Pacific region to organise and advocate across many areas that affect our lives. These include legal gender recognition, health, societal attitudes, stigma and violence, and our right to freedom of movement, education and social protection.

  • Our Vision

    “A society that upholds, respects, and protects the diversity, safety, equality and dignity of trans and gender diverse people.”

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