In a recent Reddit post, a resident hosting a housewarming ceremony in a gated community reported an early morning visit from a group of Hijras. The uninvited guests demanded a significant amount of money and threatened to strip and create a disturbance if their demands were not met.
The LGBT community faces widespread discrimination in the South Asian country, with a colonial-era law still in place that punishes gay sex by prison terms, though enforcement is rare.
Nalgonda: More than 70 transgenders (hijras) on Tuesday met the Superintendent of Police A V Ranganath and complained that Kaveri, a hijra from Choutuppal has been harassing them demanding Rs 3,000 per month for taking up begging in erstwhile Nalgonda district. Under the leadership of Hijras Association state president Laila, the hijras met the Superintendent […]
