Life as a transgender in Kerala, India

The Transgender Survey Kerala 2014 showed that due to societal and family pressures, 70–80% of transgender people enter into married life and have children, but most of them part ways within a month or a year, The survey also reported that 54% of transgender people in Kerala earn <Rs, 5000 as their monthly income, and only 11,6% have regular jobs, About 90% of transgender people …

Transgenders in Kerala- Realisation of their Identity

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life journey of transgender individuals in Kerala through stages of realisation stages of reaching full potential, to understand how they have negotiated their identity with societal institutions that has contributed significantly towards shaping their identity, 2, Methodology The Social Justice Board of Kerala conducted a transgender survey as a pre-requisite of the Transgender Bill 2015 to

Kerala is pioneer in transgender rights, So where are the

Kerala has been a pioneer in the field of transgender rights in the country, It was the first state in India to announce a transgender policy after the 2014 Supreme Court judgment established the right to equality and equal protection for transgender persons, It was also the first state to set up a board for the welfare of transgenders in 2016, Earlier this year, the Kerala government decided

Social Justice, Kerala

Kerala is the first State to establish a Policy for Transgenders, in India, The Transgender persons are reluctant to reveal their identity, Transgenders are very much struggling for their day to day life activities, This group needs more attention for mainstreaming into the society, The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Judgement dated 15th April, 2014 has directed the Centre and State Government to

Meet Praveen Nath, Kerala’s first transgender bodybuilder

Meet Praveen Nath, Kerala‘s first transgender bodybuilder and Mr Kerala 2021, In 2018, Praveen Nath from Nenmara, Palakkad, became one of the three students to get admission in the transgender quota, first time in Kerala, for undergraduate studies in Maharajas College, Ernakulam, Two years later, when he quit studies, no one expected him to don

Kerala’s Most Beautiful Transgender Elizabeth Harini

Kerala‘s Most Beautiful Transgender Elizabeth Harini Chandana , Unseen Images , Transgender Harini , Kerala Transgendertransgender ftm,transgender twins,tran

Sex change surgeries on rise in Kerala, reveals data

The data also show that the number of such surgeries has been rising over the years, While only 19 transgender people, including 11 trans women, received the …

LGBT rights in Kerala

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India jewellery ad starring trans model wins hearts

Kerala is India’s most trans-friendly state – in 2015, it became the first to unveil a Transgender Policy to end stigma and discrimination towards the sexual minority group, But transphobia

Transgender Found Dead In Edapally

Web Desk TVM Updated: Wednesday Sep 29, 2021, Kochi : A 21-year old transgender was found dead inside her house in Kochi’s Edapally, The deceased was identified as Shradha and discovered her friends at her rented home in Ponekkara, Shradha, a student, hails from kollam district, Police suspect it to be a case of suicide,

Lack of expertise and government oversight endangers

Suresh’s experience is common for transgender people in Kerala who underwent gender affirmation surgery in the state, While the state claims to help fund such surgeries, the transgender people are only reimbursed after the surgery, barely reducing the struggle for a community that has been economically marginalised, Trans-rights activist told us that the state does not offer such surgeries

Spurt in suicides among transgenders in Kerala- The New

A transgender person who did not want to be named said in Kerala, things had changed a lot in the past 10 years for them, However, the pandemic made their life difficult, “Many of …

Meet Dr VS Priya, Kerala’s first transgender doctor whose

Meet Dr VS Priya, Kerala‘s first transgender doctor whose inspiring story is example of hope and possibility – Dr VS Priya was assigned male at birth by an ayurvedic doctor while she understood realised that she identifies as a female during her childhood