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Title: World's first matrimonial site for transsexuals
Post by: Butterfly on August 27, 2009, 07:57:59 AM
Post by: Butterfly on August 27, 2009, 07:57:59 AM
World's first matrimonial site for transsexuals
The Times of India
By Insiya Amir
27 August 2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Worlds-first-matrimonial-site-for-transsexuals/articleshow/4937887.cms (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Worlds-first-matrimonial-site-for-transsexuals/articleshow/4937887.cms)
In a country where the boundaries of sexual tolerance are shifting daily "especially after the Delhi HC has decriminalized homosexuality — there's a thin line between acceptability and discrimination as far as transgenders are concerned. Hijras supposedly have a sanctioned place in Indian society with more than 4,00 years of recorded history. But the estimated 2,00,000 members of the community face harassment.
The Times of India
By Insiya Amir
27 August 2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Worlds-first-matrimonial-site-for-transsexuals/articleshow/4937887.cms (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Worlds-first-matrimonial-site-for-transsexuals/articleshow/4937887.cms)
In a country where the boundaries of sexual tolerance are shifting daily "especially after the Delhi HC has decriminalized homosexuality — there's a thin line between acceptability and discrimination as far as transgenders are concerned. Hijras supposedly have a sanctioned place in Indian society with more than 4,00 years of recorded history. But the estimated 2,00,000 members of the community face harassment.