All Posts Tagged With: "hijra community"

India’s ‘third sex’ win a measure of public acceptance

But despite a beauty pageant and changes to the law, the hijras still fear harassment and abuse By Rachel Shields – The Independent Miss Mumbai has big brown eyes, long lustrous hair, and an unusually strong jaw. Her lips are stained with a dark red lipstick, her gaze frequently drifts to her reflection, captured in [...]

21Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Man, I feel like a woman!

anushreemajumdar- indianexpress.com Mascara is a tricky friend, lethal in charm but capable of ruining a Kodak moment, should it merge with tears and leave a dark trail down your cheeks. Therefore, Poonam applies it with great care, if she goes on to win a place in the semi-finals of the Indian Super Queen, India’s first [...]

15Jan2010 | | 1 comment | Continued

India’s hijras spread safe sex message in life or death AIDS fight

Savitha was born a boy but became a girl at the age of 16. Nine years on, she sells cheap sex to lorry drivers at a dusty truck stop outside the southern Indian city of Bangalore.As one of the hijra community – the cross-dressers, pre- and post-operative transsexuals known here as eunuchs – she is [...]

27Nov2008 | | 1 comment | Continued