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

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 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








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







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

Gender Affirming Surgery-1
2022
India
Joined Lyon Martin Health Services Board
2023
Continuing my existence...and still here....
