exhausted by moving from place to place, yotti moved into the home for waria three years ago. yulie, known fondly by all as mami yulie, runs a beauty parlor at the house. it was also turned into an open house for waria in 2010. the home is a refuge for waria with nowhere to go who are cut off by their families and unable to work as they get older. mami yulie has witnessed fellow waria dying alone on many occasions. mami yulie was born in 1961 in eastern indonesia. mami yulie's family, however, refused to accept that their child was a waria, and at the age of 18, mami yulie ran away from home. mami yulie ended up working the streets as a prostitute and met other waria forced into the same situation, people who were unable to find regular work due to discrimination. concerned about the future, mami yulie decided to quit prostitution at the age of 35 and became a beautician after graduating from a government training program for waria. the house costs around $1,000 per month to run, principally for food, utilities and medical expenses. mami yulie's income as a beautician isn't su