Abhina Aher
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19 September 1977
Abhina Aher | |
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| Born | Abhijeet Aher 19 September 1977 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Trans activist |
| Nationality | Indian |
Abhina Aher is an Indian transgender activist who has worked for transgender empowerment. She has worked with organizations such as The Humsafar Trust (Mumbai), Family Health International (FHI), Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programme (CCP) and India HIV/AIDS Alliance.[1] She is also an artist and the founder of Dancing Queens - a dancing group of transgender people.[2][3][4][5][6] Abhina is also a TedX Speaker and has delivered talks in Delhi and Varanasi.[7] She is currently associated with I-TECH India as Technical Expert, Key Populations. She has more than two decades of experience in the HIV/AIDs sector.[8] She has worked with various communities including men who have sex with men, transgender people, women engaged in sex work, intravenous drug users, and people living with HIV. She was also the programme manager of the Global Fund-supported programme 'Pehchan'.[8]
Abhina was born as Abhijeet Aher in a middle-class maharashtrian family in Mumbai.[9] Her mother was a trained Kathak dancer and worked for a government organization. She often performed at official functions. Abhina used to observe her keenly and tried to imitate her in private.[10] Her father died when she was three years old. She was raised by her mother alone and remarried later on.[9]