Standing up
Premankur Biswas
Posted: Jun 06, 2010 at 0218 hrs IST
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Anindya Hajra, along with a few friends, set up a support group for those who don't conform to the mainstream perception of gender and sexuality. Premankur Biswas takes a look
It was an awakening of sorts. As a youngster struggling with his sexuality, the first year of college at Jadavpur University was a liberating experience for Anindya Hajra. "That's when I was introduced to the queer community of the city. I thought my struggles were isolated until I met a number of kotis, hijras, gay men and women and, of course, transgenders," says Hajra.