Transgender's death triggers protest

[Shana A]

Transgender's death triggers protest

Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/27/stories/2011042763000300.htm

Bangalore: Alleging that negligence by Victoria Hospital doctors caused the death Shakila, of a young transgender, members of Samara, a community organisation of sexuality minorities, staged a protest on the hospital premises on Tuesday.

While doctors denied negligence, Sumitra, one of the community members, who accompanied the 27-year-old patient to the hospital on Saturday, said Shakila was refused treatment and admission on April 23, the first day of the hospital visit. According to Ms. Sumitra, the duty doctor turned down the patient "suspecting she was HIV positive".