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Sutapa Deb
Twenty-two-year old Sumona is a kothi, a term used in the Indian subcontinent for an effeminate male. Sumona's love for women's clothes defies what is considered normal masculine behaviour.
But now it appears to be making him an easy target of homophobic violence that is hate crimes against gays and lesbians