India Matters: The Third Gender
Even as central ministries are taking pro active steps to give hijras and transgenders a right to live with dignity and a legal identity, the Supreme Court's ruling criminalising gay sex has been a setback. The law is deeply symbolic for trans identities who face oppression in private and public places, and a daily struggle against blackmail and police harassment. The question is of dignity for the third gender. Sutapa Deb reports. (Read more)
