I am Aijaz Ahmad, a 24 years old transgender individual from Sebdan Budgam of Kashmir Valley. I faced lot of discrimination, bullying and harassment from my childhood because of my different behavior according to society. In young age I came to know that I am not feeling what gender I had assigned at my birth but due to societal pressure and fear of acceptance, I was not able to express my feelings and desires.

From many years I was wondering for a space where I can share my feelings and express myself freely. In 2022 I came in contact with an organization called Sky Trust Kashmir working on gender in Kashmir and luckily I got the opportunity to attend their workshop on gender and sexuality in 2022.

Now, I am closely associated with Sky Trust and feeling proud and emotional to share that I have got a family and safe space which I was seeking from many years.