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Abhina Aher | |
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| Born | Abhijeet Aher 19 September 1977 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Trans activist |
| Nationality | Indian |
Abhina Aher is an Indian transgender activist who has worked for transgender empowerment. She has worked with organizations such as The Humsafar Trust (Mumbai), Family Health International (FHI), Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programme (CCP) and India HIV/AIDS Alliance.[1] She is also an artist and the founder of Dancing Queens - a dancing group of transgender people.[2][3][4][5][6] Abhina is also a TedX Speaker and has delivered talks in Delhi and Varanasi.[7] She is currently associated with I-TECH India as Technical Expert, Key Populations. She has more than two decades of experience in the HIV/AIDs sector.[8] She has worked with various communities including men who have sex with men, transgender people, women engaged in sex work, intravenous drug users, and people living with HIV. She was also the programme manager of the Global Fund-supported programme 'Pehchan'.[8]
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- ^ "A Journey of Pain And Beauty: On Becoming Transgender in India". NPR.org. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Regional Steering Committee". APTN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "TEDxUSICT | TED.com". www.ted.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Abhina Aher - India HIV/AIDS Alliance". www.allianceindia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2019.