South Africa: Transgendered Sex Workers Face a Triple Threat of Stigma

AYANDA D, a transgendered sex worker in her 30s from Cape Town, has been a sex worker for 15-20 years. She's at the International AIDS Conference advocating for the decriminalisation of sex work. She told the Daily Vox about her challenges, including the triple threat of stigma that she faces.

I am transgendered. That's my sexual identification and I have been in the sex work industry for 15-20 years. I'm at the conference to show support for transgendered people and sex workers.

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