In April last year, the Rajya Sabha passed The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014, heralding the first steps towards equality for the transgender (TG) community. Paving the way for a law, the bill calls for proper education, jobs, pensions and legal aid against any discrimination or abuse. The movement for employment opportunities, though minuscule, has been quite impactful with people and organisations, both mainstream and from within the TG community, looking beyond traditional livelihood options such as begging, sex work or seeking ‘baksheesh’ at festivities. For instance, India saw its first transgender principal in Manabi Banerjee, who took charge of West Bengal’s Vivekananda...
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