Life as a Mermaid: Being Transgender in West Borneo

Sometimes the very people he helped do not recognize it and turn their backs on him.  I questioned his motivation to keep going.  He said to me, “People call us [transgender people] creature of the valley of darkness, but even within that darkness, there is a ray of light that can help others. Time is precious, and as long as there is time for me to help others, why don’t I do it?”