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Title: Hijras now a separate gender
Post by: Kate Thomas on November 19, 2013, 01:02:30 AM
Post by: Kate Thomas on November 19, 2013, 01:02:30 AM
Hijras now a separate gender
Mohosinul Karim (http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/11/hijras-now-separate-gender#sthash.gV6oEtD7.dpuf)
November 11, 2013
DHAKATRIBUNE, Bangladesh
Hijras, who are neither male nor female, from now on will be considered as a separate gender in Bangladesh and will get priority for education and other rights.
The decision was made at a Monday cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan briefed the media after the meeting.
- See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/11/hijras-now-separate-gender#sthash.gV6oEtD7.dpuf
Mohosinul Karim (http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/11/hijras-now-separate-gender#sthash.gV6oEtD7.dpuf)
November 11, 2013
DHAKATRIBUNE, Bangladesh
Hijras, who are neither male nor female, from now on will be considered as a separate gender in Bangladesh and will get priority for education and other rights.
The decision was made at a Monday cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan briefed the media after the meeting.
- See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/11/hijras-now-separate-gender#sthash.gV6oEtD7.dpuf
Title: Re: Hijras now a separate gender
Post by: Amy The Bookworm on November 19, 2013, 08:05:32 AM
Post by: Amy The Bookworm on November 19, 2013, 08:05:32 AM
That's good news!
Title: Re: Hijras now a separate gender
Post by: Mx Pippa on November 19, 2013, 08:51:11 AM
Post by: Mx Pippa on November 19, 2013, 08:51:11 AM
Well this certainly sums up just how I feel, so yes good news, but would be even better if it was world wide.
Title: Re: Hijras now a separate gender
Post by: Rose City Rose on December 10, 2013, 01:00:44 AM
Post by: Rose City Rose on December 10, 2013, 01:00:44 AM
Now if only our relentlessly modernist "no uncertainties ever!" culture could accept non-binary genders...