India’s eunuchs avoid polls over ‘third sex’ dilemma

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India's eunuchs avoid polls over 'third sex' dilemma
Berjaya Times
April 19, 2009


http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=32458


NEW DELHI (April 19, 2009): India's one million eunuchs face a unique dilemma every election season – do they stand in the men's or women's queue at polling stations or stay away altogether?
In the past, eunuchs – the term used for cross-dressers, pre- and post-operative transsexuals known here as hijras – have largely abstained from casting their ballots because they are unwilling to identify themselves as male or female on voter registration forms.