The Look: The Peculiar Position Of India’s Third Gender

SARA HYLTON, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and EVE LYONS, NY Times: World
Sat, 02/17/2018 - 4:00am

Hijras occupy a special place in Hinduism. But their relationship to modern Mumbai, where transgender people are legally recognized, remains fraught.

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