Himachal Pradesh: Education, jobs and ending discrimination main issues, says transgender icon
transgender icon of the election department of Himachal Pradesh's Solan district. Hailing from the Kothi village in Kunihar area of the Solan district under Shimla parliamentary constituency, Thakur said that the situation had become so grim that villagers started pressurising her family to «throw her out».
She was perhaps the only transgender among 35 belonging to the third gender in the state, who gathered the courage to speak up.
«When I used to tell my family members about the mal-treatment and discrimination in the school to an extent that I was not allowed to use the toilet, they thought I was making excuses to skip the school. Given a chance, I would like to resume my education,» she said, lamenting that she faced discrimination at «every step in life».
«Education, jobs and ending discrimination against transgenders are our main issues. There are transgenders who wish to study, become teachers, lawyers, join the police and excel in other spheres of life but when we apply for jobs, the response is 'will tell you if there is any scheme for you'.
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