Shin Thant

Ma
Shin Thant
ရှင်းသန့်
Born
Aung Thant

(1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34)
Mandalay, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
EducationB. A (Business Science)
Alma materCo-operative University, Thanlyin
Occupation(s)LGBTQ+ rights activist, Human rights defender, Politician, Beauty queen (Miss Trans Grand International Myanmar 2018)
Known forleading LGBTQ+ rights activist in Myanmar

Shin Thant (Burmese: ရှင်းသန့်; born Aung Thant on 19 May 1990) is a Burmese LGBTQ+ rights activist, politician and human rights defender for LGBTQ+ people. She is one of the leading LGBTQ+ rights activists in Myanmar.[1][2]

Shin Thant is also a beauty queen who won Miss Trans Grand International Myanmar 2018, a beauty pageant for transgender women.[3][4]

  1. ^ Nandar Aung (1 June 2017). "Abused, arrested but not giving up: transgender activist fights for equality". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Prejudice and progress: a snapshot of LGBT rights in Myanmar". The Myanmar Times. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ "မိန်းမလျာဘဝဖြင့် လွှတ်တော်အမတ်ဖြစ်လိုကြောင်း အလှမယ်ဆုရှင် ရှင်းသန့်ပြော" (in Burmese). The Voice Weekly. 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ ""I want to be the first Transgender Member of Parliament": Shinn Thant, Winner of Miss Trans Grand International Myanmar 2018". Colours Rainbow. 25 September 2018.