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India's 'third sex' win a measure of public acceptance

Started by Shana A, February 21, 2010, 08:21:15 AM

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Shana A

February 21, 2010, 08:21:15 AM
India's 'third sex' win a measure of public acceptance

But despite a beauty pageant and changes to the law, the hijras still fear harassment and abuse

By Rachel Shields
Sunday, 21 February 2010

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indias-third-sex-win-a-measure-of-public-acceptance-1905797.html

Miss Mumbai has big brown eyes, long lustrous hair, and an unusually strong jaw. Her lips are stained with a dark red lipstick, her gaze frequently drifts to her reflection, captured in a grubby mirror above the cracked sink. Like most beauty queens on the eve of a big competition, she is worrying about her weight, her outfit and that all-important runway walk. Today she will compete for the title of "Super Queen" in India's first transgender beauty pageant; an event seen by some as a sign that the marginalised "third gender" group – eunuchs, transsexuals and ->-bleeped-<-s – is finally being welcomed into mainstream society.
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