Engineers are born, not made, it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people are in love with machines and will tinker endlessly if allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, in some places people seen as women still aren\u2019t allowed. Often our work at Trans Rescue isn\u2019t about fighting transphobia as much as it is about fighting sexism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walim is a 19 year old Egyptian trans man. He loves machinery and electronics and reads about it endlessly. One of our volunteers spends a lot of time teaching him electronics over the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His father is driven crazy by his love of gadgets and beats him regularly for it and for doing ‘boy’ things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he cut his hair short, his father beat him savagely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We desperately need to get him out before he\u2019s killed. We\u2019ve made one attempt recently, but need funds to make a second attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
January 4, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re happy to announce that Walim is no longer in Egypt. He was extracted in a difficult operation on January 4, 2023. He is in a safe location, and will be moved to a final destination as that becomes possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some details of events and circumstances have been changed for the safety of Walim and our agents. Walim is an alias.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"