Would you risk getting arrested for a cause you believe in so deeply?

Elijah Tay, Founder of MyQueerStorySG did, and in this episode, they share their personal experience on what prompted them to participate in a protest for trans rights outside the Ministry of Education in Singapore, which resulted in their arrest on 26 January.

We invited Elijah onto the show so that you can hear directly from the 19-year-old -- rather than through third-person reporting in mainstream media -- on what actually happened and how everything went down leading up to their arrest and what happened after.

In this interview, we also talk about how Elijah first discovered they were trans, dealing with gender dysphoria and their personal experiences as a trans individual in Singapore.

Elijah is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.

Follow the movement: #FixSchoolsNotStudents

For more Singapore-based transgender resources, please visit:

Transgender SG (https://transgendersg.com) The T Project (www.thetprojectsg.org)

Host: Jamie Nonis

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