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First-Time Transgender Voters in Kerala Hope for More Social Acceptance

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First-Time Transgender Voters in Kerala Hope for More Social Acceptance

http://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/first-time-transgender-voters-in-kerala-hope-for-more-social-acceptance-1241228

NDTV/Kerala | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Updated: November 08, 2015 00:42 IST

"Thiruvananthapuram:  33-year-old Jenson in Kerala, a first time voter has been proudly flashing his 'inked finger'. He says he refused to vote all these years because being a transgender, he never felt like voting as a male or female. But the state included transgenders as a separate category in this year's civic elections."
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