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Dear APTN friends,

How did you spend the pride month? This year, we are very delighted to see that more and more countries in Asia are able to celebrate pride in form of parades and festive events! APTN also participated in some of the events where we are headquartered, in Bangkok, Thailand. Read our recaps on those events!

Aside from pride activities, we have also done some activities related to capacity building. We are proud to be one of Trans Advocacy Week 2022 partners where global trans delegates get to learn more about international advocacy through a line-up of bespoke training sessions. We had also done a 3-day digital security workshop with our partners in the Pacific!

In this newsletter, we also featured some of the Pride events happening around Asia, such as Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand! Learn more about those events by clicking the extended link in our community section.

I hope you enjoyed this year's pride month! See you next month in another newsletter.


Regards, 

NEWS FROM APTN
[RECAP] APTN PACIFIC DIGITAL SECURITY WORKSHOP
On 7-9 June 2022, APTN partners from Hetura in Papua New Guinea, My Girls Club in Samoa, and The Haus in Fiji gathered to participate in a hybrid workshop on digital safety and security. In total, 30 participants joined the 3-day workshop to learn more about digital security and discuss the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, internet and digital rights and the human rights movement. 
READ MORE
[RECAP] BANGKOK YOUTH PRIDE 2022
APTN attended the Bangkok Youth Pride 2022: Freedom and Justice as an organisational participant and had set up a booth there. It was held at Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) on 11th June 2022 from 10 AM to 6.30 PM.
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UNITED NATIONS TRANS ADVOCACY WEEK 2022
The sixth edition of the United Nations Trans Advocacy Week [TAW] will take place in June-July 2022, as a virtual initiative. This year, TAW is held under the general theme of “Gender Justice, Peace and Security”. TAW 2022 includes a line-up of bespoke training sessions for our delegates, closed-door meetings with special procedures mandate holders and a public side event. 
READ MORE
[NEWS] BANGKOK NARUEMIT PRIDE 2022
Bangkok’s “Naruemit Pride 2022” — Naruemit means “creation” in Thai — was organised by a coalition of non-governmental groups. People of all genders, sexualities, sex workers, drag artists, gender non-conforming people and others identifying as LGBTQIA+ people marched through Bangkok’s Silom Road on Sunday, 5 June 2022.
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OPPORTUNITIES
[SURVEY] SEXUAL HEALTH SURVEY FOR TRANS WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN THAILAND AND VIETNAM 
Submission deadline: Open until further notice

HIV is a big health issue and access to PrEP, the powerful anti-HIV drug, is still limited in many countries across Asia. This survey is the first of its kind in Asia and the data will make a big difference in helping end the HIV epidemic. Spare 10-15 minutes of your time and participate in this anonymous survey for a good cause. PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY→
[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] LEADING FROM THE SOUTH FEMINIST FUND
Submission deadline: 30 June 2022

Leading from the South (LFS) is a special fund created to resource feminist activism in the Global South, initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MFA). It supports activism devised, implemented, and led by women, girls, trans, and intersex rights organisations in the Global South. MORE INFORMATION→
[HIRING] EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Submission deadline: Open until further notice

The Executive Associate to the Executive Director will provide excellent operations, business management and administrative support to the Executive Director’s Organization. The position serves under the authority of the Executive Director and will have day-to-day collaborative interactions with members of the management team and the governance board. LEARN MORE→
[EVENT] TRANSGENDER MASTERCLASS
Submission deadline: To Be Announced

The Transgender Comprehensive Care Masterclass for Australia, Asia and the Pacific will facilitate an inaugural platform for knowledge exchange and sharing of best practice in trans competent care. The training component will arm health workers with the hard and soft skills required to provide high-quality transgender health services. LEARN MORE→

NEWS FROM THE COMMUNITY
THAILAND - Sex Worker Fashion Show at Rainbowtopia Bangkok
Take a look at the picturesque 'Sex Worker Fashion Show' organized by 'The Rainbow Party for Marriage Equality' at the #RAINBOWTOPIA event.

Learn more
SINGAPORE - PinkDot Pride Event
This Youth Pride event focuses on LGBTQIA+ youth at the center of the theme "Freedom and Justice" to emphasize the importance of the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in multiple sectors of society.

Learn more
PHILIPPINES - Metro Manila Pride
Over 29,000 people marched and stood in solidarity with Metro Manila Pride's annual Pride March and Festival. The pride was organized together with the different organizations, individuals, and volunteers who were tireless in taking time for a liberating and peaceful Pride March and Festival.

Learn more
NEPAL - Fourth Annual Nepal Pride Parade
After two years of the pandemic, now Nepal Pride Parade come back to hit the street. See the glimpses of the Fourth Annual Nepal Pride Parade here.

Learn more
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