S377A Repeal Statement

Contributor:
June Chua,
Executive Director at T-Project,
2019 APCOM HERO Awards recipient for Health & Wellbeing Hero

We rejoice over the news of the repeal of section S377A of the Penal Code. We are immensely grateful to our minister and his cabinet for making this bold and significant decision of creating an inclusive Singapore based on equality and Love.

This is not only a celebratory news for the LGBT community but a victory for all humanity. We hope this acknowledge of our existence will helped the LGBT community who had lived in a climate of hostility and disadvantages and have suffered immeasurable trauma, will begin a slow process of healing as there is still a long way and a lot of battles to win towards a society of equality regardless of Race, Language, Gender identity and Sexuality.

However, we urged the government not to ignored the needs of the transgender community and with the suggested changes to the constitution on the protection of heterosexual marriage, to uphold and recognize the historical family nucleus of transgender father and mother and transgender children.

With the successful repeal of S377A, we urged our government and our fellow brothers and sisters to continue to work hard for the transgender community in terms of housing, healthcare and non-discriminatory practice in the workplace.

We want to acknowledge all LGBT organisations and individuals who worked tirelessly to advocate for the repeal of S377A, especially the brave activist who are no longer with us. We salute you; we share this victory with you. Your selfless sacrifice will not be forgotten.

“No one is free until everyone is free.”
— Marsha P. Johnson (24 August 1945 – 6 July 1992)

holds a special meaning for us at The T Project.

Thank You Marsha P. Johnson for throwing the first brick for equality and humanity.


The Singapore Queer Oral History Podcast with June Chua

June Chua talks about her “marvellous” days growing up in Singapore, her loving family, her successful career in sex work and, eventually, how she managed to realise her full potential by establishing the much-beloved T Project, the first social service for the Singaporean transgender community.

While most of us know her as a familiar face (with a distinctive accent) in the transgender community, she reminds us (rather feistily and on multiple occasions) that she is more than just the founder of the T Project. In this laugh-out-loud interview, she discusses her multiple awards for her work in various spaces, her frustration with stereotypes about transgender people, her thoughts on the evolution of trans issues over the years, and how she has managed to stay true to herself through it all.

Finally -A podcast for the mandarin audience by Quan Bin, Producer-Presenter from 96.3好FM (SPH Radio).

这个星期的生活加热点，带你认识 第一间专门服务 跨性别者的 社会福利机构 The T-Project！聆听创办人 June Chua 蔡若丝 和你分享这一机构的过去、现在与未来！

第一集：The T Project 的开始我国有不少帮助弱势群体的机构，为什么 June 会想在10年前挺身而出，建立一间专门服务跨性别者的福利机构？当初又碰上了哪些困

This week's hot spot of life will bring you to meet The T-Project, the first social welfare organization dedicated to serving transgender people! Listen to founder June Chua share with you the past, present and future of this organization!

Episode 1: The Beginning of The T Project There are many organizations in our country that help disadvantaged groups. Why did June want to come forward 10 years ago and set up a welfare organization dedicated to serving transgender people? What difficulties did you encounter in the first place?

For Mandarin speaking audiences, listen here to 5 episodes of interview with June & 96.3 好FM

Our Blood Runs Red Just Like Yours

Meet June Chua, founder of The T Project - Singapore’s first and only social service for the transgender community. She shares more about why she started The T Project for her friends and community, as well as how she supports them to live out their fairytale life

Uncover more stories about the shelter residents in Our Blood Runs Red Just Like Yours, a fundraising photo book where all proceeds go to The T Project. Get a copy of our book at http://book.thetprojectsg.org/shop/ or check it out at the Singapore Art Book Fair Library pop-up at 81 Tagore Lane #02-11, from now till 4 May 2022

Photographer/Editor: Eric Wk Ng / matte.

Co-Editor: Manish Melwani

Publisher: matte / Potato Productions / AMOK

Book & Social Posts Designer: Studio Vanessa Ban

Producers: Jiaxin Zheng / Daryl Goh / Regina Lee / Jin Li Lim

Interview Videographers & Editors: Zoey Ching / Sheryl Lim

From SEA to Shining SEA

This year the United States and Singapore are celebrating 55 years of diplomatic relations. To commemorate this milestone, U.S. Embassy Singapore invites you to our newly launched virtual photo exhibition "From Sea to Shining Sea: 55 Years of U.S.-Singapore Relations in Photos."

Our Founder, June Chua, as an IVLP Alumni, is honoured to have one of her photos selected to be featured in the exhibition.

Another milestone for The T Project, another giant step for the transgender community!

Human Rights Campaign Foundation Celebrates First-Ever Online Global Summit

The HRC Foundation celebrates the achievements of 31 outstanding global advocates for LGBTQ equality during the four-month long 2020 Virtual Global Innovative Advocacy Summit.

This week, these 31 Global Innovators from 25 different countries completed their participation in the virtual global summit. They each now go on to continue their work in promoting equality in the countries they live in all over the world.

WomenTalk Pulse: June Chua

This week, on WomenTalk Pulse, we have the opportunity to hear from June Chua, an amazing sheroine who, with her late sister, started The T Project because of the lack of social service for the transgender community. She also shares with us her personal journey as a transwoman.

If you're inspired by June and her efforts for transgenders in Singapore, do like and share this with your friends.

Survey: Depression prevalent among transgender people

A new community survey poll that is conceptualized, implemented and presented wholly by transgender woman.

The poll, by The T Project and social enterprise B-Change, have found that 78 per cent of respondents felt depressed in the past year.

The summary report was available on B-Change websites from yesterday - which was Transgender Remembrance Day, dedicated to those murdered due to transphobia.

Thanks Straits Times for mentioning The T Project survey poll and B-change for giving the transgender woman community the opportunity to participate in their awesome project!

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