Sabah Choudrey is a British Muslim activist and writer who has spoken about their experiences as a queer and trans individual within the Muslim community.
Choudrey grew up in a Pakistani Muslim family in England. Their family thought of LGBT people as a Western phenomenon, and saw Choudrey's trans identity as an illness and a refutation of their desi (South Asian) identity. [1]
In 2013, they co-founded Trans Pride Brighton, the first trans-specific pride parade. [2]
In 2021, they were awarded Gay Times's Honour for Future Fighter. [3] In 2022, Choudrey wrote the book Supporting Trans People of Colour: How to Make Your Practice Inclusive, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [1] which "uses case studies, independent research and practical checklists to introduce professionals working with trans people to ways of creating safer spaces". [4]
They also started QTIPOC, a support network for queer, trans and intersex people of colour in Brighton and Hove, as well as founding desiQ for queer desi people. [5]
References
- ^ a b "On International Transgender Day of Visibility, read British Muslim trans activist Sabah Choudrey's book-Art-and-culture News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 31 March 2022.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Sharan (26 July 2023). "'I built Middlesex Pride after building pride in myself': How one writer's coming out story inspired wider change". Attitude.
- ^ Sarwar, Umar (1 September 2022). "This Is Love by Calvin Klein: Sabah Choudrey dedicates love letter to trans youth". Gay Times.
- ^ "Want to support Trans People of Colour? Read this". Cosmopolitan. 19 January 2022.
- ^ Nagesh, Ashitha (19 February 2016). "These portraits celebrate totally badass transgender activists of faith". Metro.
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