The hijras identity of a sub cultural deprived section of socity

Abstract

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,