Study of Welfare of Transgender of India with Special Reference to State of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Transgender people struggle with gender injustice worldwide. Because they had newlinebrought shame upon their family, their immediate family would desert them. They are newlinecompelled to live among others from their community. They go by a variety of names newlinedepending on where they reside, including Aravanis, Shivshakti, Kothi, Eunuch, and newlineJogappa,1 but quotKinnarquot or quothijraquot is the most widely used term in India. The hijras live newlinea different lifestyle; they typically dress as women wearing sarees and colorful, newlinevibrant cosmetics. usually seen cheering and pleading for donations from bystanders newlinein public locations. People either look at them with interest or hostility depending on newlinehow they appear. People make verbal remarks about them and mock them. newlineAdditionally, because they are viewed as weak and alone for what they are, they are newlinefrequently the targets of attacks and bullying. These folks are left alone and unsure of newlinehow to proceed with their lives after losing their families and social networks. They newlineseek refuge among the other transgender groups because of this