Shash Appan is a Welsh LGBT+ and anti-racist activist. A co-founder of Trans Aid Cymru, she also serves as a director of the
Trans Safety Network. She has also advocated for
tenant rights
Tenant may refer to:
Real estate
*Tenant, the holder of a leasehold estate in real estate
*Tenant-in-chief, in feudal land law
*Tenement (law), the holder of a legal interest in real estate
*Tenant farmer
*Anchor tenant, one of the larger stores ...
, co-founding a website for tenants in Cardiff to anonymously rate their landlords.
Biography
She is of
Indian descent. In 2020, she organised several protests in Cardiff calling for reform of the
Gender Recognition Act 2004.
In March 2021, she raised concerns about a hustings held online by the
Youth Cymru charity in which Plaid Cymru MS
Helen Mary Jones was invited to speak, despites Jones having repeatedly made controversial comments about transgender people. After attempting to raise concerns, she was subsequently kicked out of the hustings after displaying the
trans pride flag
The first transgender flag is a pride flag having five horizontal stripes of three colors—light blue, pink and white. It was designed by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999 to represent the transgender community, organizations, and indi ...
in her profile picture. The controversy led to the resignations of two of the charity's trustees. In August 2021, she was named to
Wales Online's Pinc List of the most influential LGBT+ people in Wales.
In April 2022, she gave a speech at a protest held by Trans Aid Cymru in front of the
Tŷ William Morgan - William Morgan House calling for a ban on conversion therapy and talking about her experience as a survivor of conversion therapy. In June 2022, she gave a speech at a
PinkNews reception held at the
National Museum Cardiff in which she condemned British politicians, some of whom where in attendance, for stoking transphobia within British society, saying in particular that "transphobia is essentially
Tory policy".
References
External links
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Living people
Transgender rights activists
1996 births
Welsh people of Indian descent
Welsh people with disabilities