Members from the community talk about the discrimination and assumptions they are met with in daily life April 2014 marked a turning point for the transgender movement in India when the Supreme Court created the ‘Third Gender’ status. Although the judgement recognised transgenders on official documents and in theory, opened up equal opportunities for education and employment, integration into mainstream society is still a long walk for the community. Much of the fight is against fear and discrimination, which forces them to live on the fringes of society and perpetuates myths and stereotypes. All not hijras One of the most prominent assumptions is that all transgenders are hijra....
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