Refinery29

This Might Make You Rethink The Way You See Gender

There are many items of clothing that announce to the world that their wearer is now a woman. For some people, it's the bra, for others, it's their first shoe with a heel. For many Indian women, that ...
Dhaka Tribune

'People who neglected me for being Hijra, now seek help'

"My mental transformation is given less importance compared to my physical transformation. My father refused to pay for my education or medicine. And now, that same father can't think of anything ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Shunned Bangladeshi hijras turn to sex work

Dhaka, Bangladesh (TrustLaw) - “If you are a hijra the undertaker refuses to bury you, and your body ends up in a river,” says Laily Sikder, one of the tens of thousands of hijras – transgender people ...
The Conversation

Transgender women are finding some respect in India, but a traditional gender‑nonconforming group – hijras – remains stigmatized

Members of the Association of Transgender and Hijra at Bengal light a lamp to mark Transgender Day of Bengal in Kolkata, India, in 2017. AP Photo/Bikas Das The confirmation of Rachel Levine, the first ...
The Diplomat

India’s First Hijra Music Group Roars to Victory in Cannes

6 Pack Band has put the stigmatized transgender community on the global creative map. But there’s a long way to go. India’s transgender (Hijra) community celebrated a win last week. Unlike the Supreme ...