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What is disturbing about the Hijras?
The Third gender community in India!
The life of the Hijra & Transgender in India is a fight for change and to get the laws right.
I am captivated by the beauty, culture & art of India.
However, recently I read an article on the Culture Trip-Unique, about the hijra of India.
I was curious to learn more about the culture of the group known as Hijras. So, I read from various sources, & now I share with my readers.
India’s Law:
Indian law recognizes transgender people, including Hijras, as a third gender.
Other South Asian countries, such as Bangladesh and Pakistan, have recognized only Hijras as the third gender.
India’s trans women community, or Hijra, has been a part of the subcontinent for about as long as civilization has.
But the larger LGBT community faces severe legal disadvantages since same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the country.
The transgender community comprises Hijras, eunuchs, Kothi, Aravani, Shiv-Shakti, etc.
Eunuchs have existed since the 9th century BC.
