#MeToo inspires change within the South Asian community
“Our generation didn’t have the language. Growing up, my parents didn’t understand the culture, so I had to understand these boundaries by myself,” Prabha said.
Coming out: What it’s like to be transgender in China
In 2012, news of a Qingdao house fire went viral. The report, which was originally posted on news and lifestyle website Qingdao Shenghuo, was reposted over a thousand times.
The homeowner, a waste picker with long hair and amateurish heavy makeup, went on television and became the center of controversy. She was Liu Peilin, a 63-year-old transgender woman who had been raised by a foster family.