The hijras identity of a sub cultural deprived section of socity
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Basically a Hijra is considered neither a man nor a woman. They born as
newlinea male, but their feminine attitudes make them different. They are also
newlineknown as Transgender. It is an umbrella term including so many other
newlinesexual minorities like Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
newlineTranssexual and known as LGBT community. But there is a sharp
newlinedifference between the Hijra and the Transgender. All Hijras are
newlineTransgender by nature. But all Transgenders are reversely not Hijra. The
newlineHijras are the few transgender who sustain their livelihood depending on
newlineHijra profession.
newlineThere is a considerable amount of overlapping ideas about LGBT
newlinecommunity. Transgender people transgress the gender roles. Their
newlineunusual gender roles leave them in a state of identity crises and become
newlineone of the causes of their marginality. The term Transgender is used for
newlinethe people who do not identify themselves as with their assigned social
newlineand biological sex, and hence transgress the social, cultural, and
newlinebiological norms. People who identify as transgender or transsexual are
newlineusually people who are born with typical male or female anatomies but
newlinefeel as though they have been born into the wrong body. People who have
newlineintersex conditions have anatomy that is not considered typically male or
newlinefemale. Most people with intersex conditions come to medical attention,
newlinebecause doctors or parents notice something unusual about their bodies.
newlineIn contrast, people who are transgendered have an internal experience of
newlinegender identity that is different from most of the people. Besides,