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Sass Rogando Sasot

Since 2001, as she was about to turn 19, Sass has dedicated herself to the LGBT Rights movement in the Philippines, most specifically to issues of gender identity and freedom of gender expression. James Green, an international transgender rights activist, served as her mentor via email. She started giving discussions on transgender rights and issues in Luneta Park in Manila. In December 2002, she co-founded the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP). In 2003 & 2004, together with Drs Sam Winter and Mark King of the University of Hong Kong, she did the first comprehensive study on transgender women in the Philippines. The study has been published in the International Journal of Transgenderism. In 2009, she was one of the LGBT activists invited to speak in a historic United Nations General Assembly side-event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. In 2013, she received the ECHO Award, given annually to excellent and promising migrant students in the Netherlands. In 2014, she received the Harry Benjamin Distinguished Education and Advocacy Award from the World Profession Association for Transgender Health. A nomadic spirit, Sass loves to write, walk, read, cycle, and cook. Together with the love of her life, Sass is currently based in The Hague, The Netherlands. She graduated with a Combined major in World Politics & Global Justice, minor in International Development (Magna cum Laude) at Leiden University College, which bestowed her the 2014 Global Citizenship Award. She is a contributing writer on TG issues for the mag, through The Activist. Sass.Rogando.Sasot@outragemag.com

Stories By Sass Rogando Sasot

Editor's Picks6 years ago

Times have changed and you are stuck

An open letter from Sass Rogando Sasot to Philippine Star columnist Sara Soliven De Guzman, who – among other claims – stated that a problem erupts...
Op-Ed6 years ago

Time to say goodbye to your internalized transprejudice

Sass Rogando Sasot says that for the trans movement to progress, it's time to move forward. "Let’s say goodbye to our internalized prejudice. Start by firmly...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Our Brave New World (Fifth of a Five-part Series)

Sass Rogando Sasot feels blessed to “have become part of the birth of the transgender rights movement in the Philippines”, a movement started in the first...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Our Brave New World (Fourth of a Five-part Series)

Sass Rogando Sasot feels blessed to “have become part of the birth of the transgender rights movement in the Philippines”, a movement started in the first...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Our Brave New World (Third of a Five-part Series)

Sass Rogando Sasot feels blessed to “have become part of the birth of the transgender rights movement in the Philippines”, a movement started in the first...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Our Brave New World (Second of a Five-part Series)

Sass Rogando Sasot feels blessed to “have become part of the birth of the transgender rights movement in the Philippines”, a movement started in the first...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Our Brave New World (First of a Five-part Series)

Sass Rogando Sasot feels blessed to “have become part of the birth of the transgender rights movement in the Philippines”, a movement started in the first...
Op-Ed8 years ago

Inequality before the law: Cissexual people vs Transexual people

Though not considered as criminals, transsexual people are considered as “non-law abiding” because they are not living according to the sex assigned to them at birth....
Op-Ed9 years ago

Dear Lea T

Whether it's intentional or not, Lea T has become a spokesperson of transsexual issues, specifically that of transwomen. Sass Rogando Sasot hopes she let her current...