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- Sayoni :: To Empower Queer Women - Sayoni
Sayoni is a Singapore-based feminist, volunteer-run...
- Sayoni :: To Empower Queer Women - Sayoni
Sayoni is a Singapore-based feminist, volunteer-run organisation that works to uphold human rights protections for queer women, including lesbian, bisexual and transgender women.
Sayoni is a community of queer women, including lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, that organises and advocates for equality in well-being and dignity regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Overview
- Rainbow Scorecard: Review of the Decade, 2020
Sayoni is a Singapore-based platform for Asian queer women, comprising a blog, and a forum. Founded by Jean Chong and a group of women from diverse backgrounds, age groups, economic status and ethnicities, it aims to empower queer women via a two-pronged approach to encourage dialogue within the community and to educate the general public. Both its website and Facebook page are open to public view.
In 2011, Sayoni was the first LBT organisation in the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia to get LBT (lesbian, bisexual and transgender) issues included the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's (CEDAW) concluding observation. In 2019, Sayoni along with Bi+collective were the first LGBT groups in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific to submit a Child Rights Convention (CRC) report on LGBT children.
On Wednesday, 24 June 2020, less than three weeks before the 2020 General Election, queer women's advocacy group Sayoni published a report entitled, “Rainbow Scorecard: Review of the Decade”, which graded Singapore politicians based on their positions on LGBTQ issues over a decade,. It looked at the statements made by local politicians from 2011 to 2020 on social media, mainstream and independent news sites and the official written record of parliamentary proceedings, known as Hansard. The group also reached out to the politicians for comments or updates on their positions on LGBTQ issues, such as their views on Section 377A, anti-discrimination legislation, and policies on gender marker change and transgender healthcare.
The politicians were then graded according to the following criteria:
•Engagement with LGBTQ groups
•Positive inclusion of LGBTQ issues in policies and law, and how consistent or frequent this is demonstrated
•Advocacy against discrimination or violence towards LGBTQ individuals
•Demonstration of awareness of the specific challenges LGBTQ people face
Jun 27, 2012 · Sayoni organizes public forums, educational talks, dinners, parties, focus groups, advocacy projects, sporting activities, yearly self-development camps overseas for queer women, dialogue sessions, newbie gatherings, training workshops and more.
Aug 3, 2011 · As Sayoni strives to empower queer women towards greater involvement and presence in the community, part of our work involves working on ensuring Singapore fully aligns with and substantively fulfills its obligations to the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Jun 11, 2011 · A volunteer-run women’s group in Singapore, Sayoni regularly organises events like forums, talks, focus groups, newbie gathering and dinners for queer women in Singapore. They recently released a Coming Out guide, “What If I’m Gay?” and gather data on the queer survey in their biennial Sayoni survey. [Q&A] We catch up with Sayoni leader Jean Chong:
