TOGETHER WE THRIVE

After struggling with suicide ideation his entire childhood, Coen saw hope when he met a transgender woman who supported him emotionally through transitioning. He wanted to give back to the community, and began uploading YouTube videos documenting his transitioning journey to motivate transgender youths to live on. He started TransBefrienders in 2019 to provide peer support to more transgender youths in Singapore.

He currently sits on the committee of Pink Dot SG, and has since contributed to several LGBT groups like Bissu and Transit. He holds a BSc in Aviation Business Administration.

Having understood the lack of information and resources for FTM folks back then, Rafa helped to fill in the gaps for transgender folks to improve their lives. He co-founded Bissu in 2017 as a community building group to empower the LGBT minority in Singapore, and has since started organising FTM workshops, gatherings and events to bring the community together, providing the much needed information, resources and safe space.

Together with Coen, Rafa co-founded Transbefriender in 2019. He is also a volunteer with The T Project.

Seth is a volunteer at TransBefrienders since 2020. Having a background in biological sciences, he has been providing resources and summaries of trans related scientific resources for international online groups before joining TransBefrienders, where he hopes to reach out to more youths in Singapore.

He holds a BSc in Biological Sciences and is a committee member of TransBefrienders.

Katia is a journalism student and a former English oral tutor specialising in voice feminization, public speaking and communication training up to a professional broadcast level. Her voice training has helped youth adjust their vocals and minimise gender dysphoria. She is an admin for Transcend since 2018, a Discord server for transgender individuals to congregate and share resources.

She is the media liaison for TransBefrienders.