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kinnar trans immigrant
anjali in america

As 2024 rolls in, I look forward to a journey of discovery, duty and determination to exist in my identity.

Join me in saving Global South Kinnar Hijrah Transgender lives and  LGBTQIA+ Immigrants and Asylees to USA 

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I am a San Francisco Bay Area, USA based award winning Global South Asian Indian API “Kinnar” immigrant Transgender woman activist.

I am the co-founder and the most recent CEO/President of ParivarBayArea. Anjali led the global disaster relief program of Parivar Bay Area helping save over 90,000 Transgender lives globally raising close to a million dollars. She currently oversees the world’s largest transgender entrepreneurship program with over 26 small businesses owned and led by Transgender Kinner Hijrah people across India.

I am the first of her intersectional identity to be recognized by California Legislative Assembly and Senate as a California LGBTQ+ champion, first Indian trans immigrant to be recognized by the city and county of San Francisco’s OCEIA department focused on Immigration rights, first trans person in America to lead the pledge of allegiance at a US Citizenship ceremony, first US-based Transgender Indian Leader to be named as PathBreaker Award by National Council of Transgender Person of India, first SouthAsian Transgender Woman to be recognized as Women of the year by the U.S Congress along with many awards and honors.  Read more HERE

Building a better world and living a fragile life as an immigrant brown woman with Transgender experience in Norther America, I am a proud Kinnar Woman from India committed to TGNCI+ rights, Queer LGBTQIA+ rights, Women's rights, Immigration justice, Artist upliftment, Art equity, Transgender economic justice and building trauma informed person centric movements and organizations. I am a San Francisco Bay Area based Global South Indian API immigrant Transgender Kinnar Hindu woman. With roots in India, I blossomed in Canada and belonging in the United States.

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my pride

My journey

1980

India 

A flower is born

1994

Victim of Rape

1994

President of India Bravery Award   Rashtrapati Scout

1997-2001

First Job, breadwinner of the household
Street vendor 
Graduated with hospitality & accounting degrees

India

2001

Arrived to America

2003

Boise

Detroit, Salt Lake City, Boise

MBA degree granted
Victim of Hate Crime 
Draq Queen Debut

2005

Stateless Immigrant experiencing 
Homelessness
First San Francisco Pride
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San Francisco

Access to Hormones

2006

Refuge in Canada

Toronto

2007

Full Time Gender Transition- MTF
"Stealth" Trans Person

2008

First time homeowner
Trans Advocacy journey begins with transpulse canada 

2009

Gender Journeys Advocacy

2012

Toronto FIRST Trans March Organizer
Re-entry to America

New York City 

2014

1st visit to India since'01

Seattle

Brain Surgery and recovery

Hyderabad

Trans Peer Group Facilitator and community advocate

2014-2016

LGBTQIA+ Advocacy in Texas

2016

Relocation to San Francisco 

Houston

2018

Trans Advocacy in SF Bay Area

2019

Trans Hijrah Mutual Aid Launch  

Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose

Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengal

2020

San Francisco, India, Guyana

Elected to San Francisco Pride Board
Joined Board of TGIJP

San Francisco

Appointed to TAC- Office of Transgender Initiatives SFgov.org

Sacramento

2021

Recognized at California State Assembly and Senate

San Francisco, India, Guyana, Bangladesh

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Canada Citizenship 
First Trans in USA to read Pledge of Allegiance, American Citizen
Victim of Gender Violence
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Gender Affirming Surgery-1

2022

 India

Joined Lyon Martin Health Services Board

2023

Continuing my existence...and still here....
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Thank you for visiting my website. If you believe in furthering Trans Kinner Hijrah lives and bettering Immigrants to America and Global north, I am open to conversations, interviews, collaborations, performances and other forums of engagements.  
EMAIL: anjalirimik@gmail.com

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