Shinta Ratri

Transgender never chooses. They lived what God planned. However, they are seen as accepting rejection from religion and society, which they place in their lives and hearts every day.

Shinta Ratri, a 57-year-old Muslim trans woman, recounts her life experiences—childhood memories, struggles of growing up, marriage—and her journey as the founder of the Islamic Boarding School of Al-Fatah in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.