Communication and Subculture Identity: A Case Study of Transgender Students at a Waria (Transgender) Boarding School Al Fatah Yogyakarta

Identity has a crucial role in the life of every individual society. The identity inherent person makes it easier for them to understand hidden aspects themselves. Communication is essential forming one’s because consists meanings learned and projected others through communication. Applying symbolic interactionism perspective, which explains that individuals together with surrounding community build shape their world, composed meaningful symbols, this study aims find out how communication constructing as transgender students at waria (transgender) boarding school Al-Fatah Yogyakarta. shows Transgender Islamic formed contradictory ambivalent identities sinners, confident, polite, calm. expressed such two levels verbal language, Indonesian language general set unique internal vocabularies. In addition, they also show up nonverbal channels, dress styles visual attributes.