Amy Abdo; A journey from the past that changed the present and the future
Interviewed by: Simsim Translated: Tamaya Amaros Out of observance of November as Transgender Awareness Month and our belief in the importance of relaying the voices of Sudan’s LGBTQ+ community to Sudanese society at large, we’ve contacted Amy Abdo, s o who is she? Amy is a Sudanese transgender woman who left the closet early in life, deciding to take the initiative and live her ideal life. This decision subjected her to no shortage of difficult situations that saw her dignity challenged, her rights violated, and her safety endangered. Yet, in spite of all this, she remained steadfast in her challenge to the norms of society and its religious traditions, never relenting on the path of her transition (including hormone replacement therapy and surgery). Amy never gave up any of her rights, either, and fought a fierce battle against a government that does not acknowledge those rights and actively criminalizes her existence. With my being in S...