Elizabeth Soumya, 18th June 2014

Bangalore, India - Discrimination in India's healthcare system against transgender people remains rife despite new laws earlier this year aimed at ensuring them equal treatment.

Stress caused by the fear of being treated unfairly, worries about abuse and administrative hurdles are preventing many of the country's two million transgender people from seeking medical care.

Many of those responsible for "transphobia" are medical professionals themselves, who remain largely uninformed about gender identity issues.

"We have to make our healthcare better, affordable and discrimination-free for everyone whether it is women or sexual minorities," said Shuba Chacko, the director of Aneka, an NGO that works with sexual minorities.

More:  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/06/healthcare-distant-india-transgenders-201461882414495902.html