In India, while traveling in the train or at a busy traffic signal or at other public places, most of us must have faced transgenders disturbing our peace of mind as asking for some money. Rather they threat one to shell out some money from one's pocket otherwise they would create some unpleasant situation. We all generally shell out Rs. 10/- to get rid of this situation and proceed to our work (the same I do too).
Meanwhile, from my college days, while filling up any of the form, one question always struck to me - Why we are not having a third sex in form - Male, Female and Others. God has engineered all and why Third Sex is not getting the opportunity to prove themselves as a normal human being?? Many of the times I discussed this with one of my roommates, Mr. Ramakant Pathak . Yesterday, he e-mailed me that one of my long standing dreams is getting true. NLSIU, Bangalore has decided to add a third sex in their form as "Others". It gave me a great delight and satisfaction. Newspapers or media didn't give it as much focus as it deserved, but it is a great step taken by one of the premier institute of the country and a great leap towards the end of inhuman discrimination faced by transgenders. Naturally, they are devoid of sexual pleasure and by not giving them a fair chance in other fields, we were committing a sin.
Most of us might not be aware, but in the UN's Civil Society Task Force on HIV/AIDS, India is represented by an eunuch. Laxi Narayan Tripathi is the only "Others" in this task force. I came across to this fact last year while watching one of the most controversial television series "Sach Ka Samna"("Sach Ka Samna" is the Indian version of Moment of Truth ). I recommend all the readers to please watch the episodes of this series, featuring Laxi Narayan Tripathi, once. Laxmi Narayan is a person of strong will who proves that trans-genders are as capable as any of normal Men or Women. They only need support from society and law.
With NLSIU coming with this historic decision, we can hope other institutions and government bodies will come with an "Others" option in their employment, admission and other forms. It is not only an issue of ending discrimination, but also a move to prepare a huge workforce to contribute constructively towards the nation growth.
Meanwhile, from my college days, while filling up any of the form, one question always struck to me - Why we are not having a third sex in form - Male, Female and Others. God has engineered all and why Third Sex is not getting the opportunity to prove themselves as a normal human being?? Many of the times I discussed this with one of my roommates, Mr. Ramakant Pathak . Yesterday, he e-mailed me that one of my long standing dreams is getting true. NLSIU, Bangalore has decided to add a third sex in their form as "Others". It gave me a great delight and satisfaction. Newspapers or media didn't give it as much focus as it deserved, but it is a great step taken by one of the premier institute of the country and a great leap towards the end of inhuman discrimination faced by transgenders. Naturally, they are devoid of sexual pleasure and by not giving them a fair chance in other fields, we were committing a sin.
Most of us might not be aware, but in the UN's Civil Society Task Force on HIV/AIDS, India is represented by an eunuch. Laxi Narayan Tripathi is the only "Others" in this task force. I came across to this fact last year while watching one of the most controversial television series "Sach Ka Samna"("Sach Ka Samna" is the Indian version of Moment of Truth ). I recommend all the readers to please watch the episodes of this series, featuring Laxi Narayan Tripathi, once. Laxmi Narayan is a person of strong will who proves that trans-genders are as capable as any of normal Men or Women. They only need support from society and law.
With NLSIU coming with this historic decision, we can hope other institutions and government bodies will come with an "Others" option in their employment, admission and other forms. It is not only an issue of ending discrimination, but also a move to prepare a huge workforce to contribute constructively towards the nation growth.
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