The trans theater group in Indonesia is working to combat sex prejudice and climate change.

07.Dec

Climate change has a disproportionately negative impact on transgender people, and the trans community in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is acting independently.

An arts organization made up primarily of trans women is called Sanggar Teater Seroja ( Serova Theater Studio ). They were established in 2016 in Tambora in West Jakarta and frequently host cultural performances like speeches, traditional and modern dance, and observations of plays and writing. They educate locals on issues like sex and weather through innovative, effective wedding with local communities.

Since 2022, the party has co-hosted the Trans Superhero Climate Change Carnival at the University of Leeds in association with the Generate Project.

A part of the theater group Victoria Sintara informs FairPlanet that four transgender climate superhero characters were created for the 2022 festival. Each character wore a mask made of used plastic silverware, leftover bubble wrap, recycled materials, and other materials. They visited some local businesses and held a festival in West Jakarta’s Kampung Duri.

Indonesia is well known for having the largest inhabitants of climate deniers in the world, and the festival is a major initiative to gently bring up the topic of the weather problems. Another Trans Superhero Carnival will be held this year by the expanding theater company, and it will feature 15 transgender climate superheroes dressed in recovered costumes. On December 17, the festival will take place in the crowded marketplace of the area.

These trans children’s capacity for action may inspire the public to take action against climate change or, at the very least, to make a small contribution by gathering and reuse plastic waste. Additionally, by holding for a gathering, the party normalizes trans participation in the neighborhood, which boosts acceptance and lessens the stigma associated with the trans community.

According to Sentara, the majority of trans people in the theater party busk or engage in sexual activity. They put their lives in danger when the weather is bad, and some of them recently experienced steam injury in Jakarta as a result of climate change.

Sanggar Teater Seroja’s initiative may present fresh viewpoints on how to spread awareness of sympathetic issues without criticizing the socioeconomic and academic standing of the Indonesian people. A lighthearted and interesting way to tell the two subjects, which are still difficult for some Indonesians to take, had particularly help address issues related to climate change denial and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

Last month, Sanggar Teater Seroja unveiled four Trans Superheroes, including the Advocacy, Cleaning, Restorer, Fundraising, and Advocalypsias. With the addition of 15 more Trans Superheroes this year, we may anticipate that more of them will help combat the negative effects of the climate crisis, giving Indonesia hope that their efforts will motivate it to take action to save our planet.