Transgender  

Vijaya Vasave, Maharashtra's first transgender forest guard, overcame struggles to achieve a dignified life. Let's read her inspiring story.

Facing social discrimination and financial hardship, Kaveri became Karnataka's first transgender auto driver, building a better life through self-employment. 

The Union Finance Ministry has approved a Hyderabad-based IRS officer's request to change name and gender, marking a historic first.

Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana gives the transgender community chances for integration and self-reliance by launching the "Sweekar" food truck project in Chandigarh.
 

1049 senior voters aged between 100 to 120 years old are keen to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Prayagraj has a total of 46,64,519 comprising 25,27,676 men, 21,36,224 women and 619 transgenders individuals.

Rituparna Neog is a trans woman, storyteller, educator, and gender rights activist dedicated to promoting education and eradicating gender discrimination. She has established two free libraries in her village and has conducted sessions on gender equality in over 40 universities.

The 72^nd Miss Universe beauty contest made headlines for including two mothers, a plus-size model and two transgender women as contestants. Jane Garrett, Miss Nepal, represented her country in the contest as a plus-size model and broke stereotypes.

Ella D Verma was the first runner-up in Miss Trans Queen 2023 beauty pageant. She is the trans face of lingerie brand Zivame. Her journey as a transwoman was full of struggles and challenges. She faced bullying at her school and was ridiculed in government offices. Despite all the hurdles, she became an independent and empowered woman.

Ekta was originally born as a male with the name ‘Virendra.’ However, she could never identify as a man. She was born in Lakhimpur and did her graduation from there. Due to the lack of support from her family, she made the decision to leave her home. Ekta established an NGO called ‘Ekta Seva Sansthan,’ aimed at providing support and services not only to the transgender community but also to others in need.

Ella was the first runner-up in Miss Trans Queen 2023 beauty pageant. She is the trans face of lingerie brand Zivame. Her journey as a transwoman was full of struggles and challenges. She faced bullying at her school and was ridiculed in government offices. Despite all the hurdles, she became an independent and empowered woman.

As India continues to fight the second wave of coronavirus, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment being the nodal ministry for Transgender Welfare has decided to provide a subsistence allowance of Rs1500 to each transgender person as immediate support to meet their basic requirements
 

Transgenders in Mumbai are coming forward to help fellow citizens by distributing rations to the needy and necessitous  

The Chhattisgarh police have recruited transgenders as constables 

20 transgenders from Rajasthan have donated lakhs of rupees towards the construction of Ram temple 

 In a move that will go a long way in accommodating transgenders into the mainstream, the Bihar police has revealed its plan of recruiting them in its force