Simran, a Trans woman has dedicated her professional life to human rights advocacy. She has been a pioneer in India in raising the issues of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the context of transgender and hijra communities. She is a strong advocate for the Right to Health for all. Simran has developed the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) and networks that work for gender minorities.
She has been a consultant to national and international organizations on issues of gender and sexual minorities and intends to continue her work on health & human rights for the most marginalized communities in the future.
Simran is currently working as Director for Transgender health, ACCELERATE at Johns Hopkins University school of medicine. She is also the founder of RWS- India’s diverse chamber, where she promotes LGBTQI entrepreneurs to the global market. She holds a master’s degree in social work and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Trans Psychology from Mumbai University. She has been an author for several journal articles and has published many technical papers for Transgender.
