AIDS Anthology Reveals Another India
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/08/aids-anthology-reveals-another-india/ (http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/08/aids-anthology-reveals-another-india/)
by Marilyn Chase
8/9/2008
Excerpt: In "The Half-Woman God," Salman Rushdie educates us about the
hijras, India's gender-bending demi-deities who offer blessings at
family celebrations and blend ancient tradition with 21st Century
risk.