Films portray us badly: Transgenders

[Shana A]

Films portray us badly: Transgenders

Express News Service
First Published : 09 Mar 2010 03:18:00 AM IST

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CHENNAI: A welfare board set up by the Tamil Nadu Government might have helped transgenders in the State to establish their identity.

But that has not put an end to discrimination they face in society. A debate on whether the society recognises transgenders or not was organised by the Transgender Rights Association on Monday to mark the International Women's Day.

"Society does not support us and that is one of the reasons why many transgenders end up as beggars and prostitutes," said Sandhya. This transgender was quick to mention that media, especially films, portrayed transgenders in a bad way.