“Sex is what you are born with, gender is what you recognize and sexuality is what you discover.� Most often in our society, we do not give an individual the freedom to discover their identity. The transgender community is often discriminated against and harassed for recognising themselves as the third gender. They are deprived of their fundamental rights being rights to vote, rights to education, rights to healthcare, rights to own property and many more. Their dignity is ripped apart as they are abused and sexually harassed almost everywhere. Most of the times they are not even accepted by their own families, which forces them to earn their living through low status means.
I would stay in the locker room the whole time during lunch.
I do not drink water for the fear of having to use public toilets and getting stares from people.
The doctor first stares at me from top to bottom as if I am a strange specie come from a zoo.
My brother, encouraged by my mother beats me up with a cricket bat every day.
The goondas on the streets asked me if my breasts were real.
Twelve policemen took turns and raped me in the jail.