Third Gender And Beyond: Violence, Bureaucracy And The Trans Identity
Since a 2014 judgment by the Supreme Court, transpeople have been legally recognised. But discrimination and abuse persist.
Rakhi Bose
It was a Thursday, bright and sunny, when Shaman Gupta, 33, and Gautam Ramachandra, 24, were dragged out of Aasra, a shelter home for trans and queer survivors of violence, and bundled into a police jeep. They were driven straight to DLF Phase-3 police station in Gurgaon, a satellite town of India’s capital New Delhi.
Gupta and Ramachandra, both of whom identify as transmen, allege they were beaten up in the jeep and later at the police station. They were also not allowed to make phone calls or provided with any official paperwork for being detained.
Courtesy : Outlook India
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