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Why Kerala's new transgender policy could show other states in recognising the r

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November 28, 2015, 08:12:35 PM
Why Kerala's new transgender policy could show other states in recognising the rights of a maltreated community

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/why-keralas-new-transgender-policy-could-show-other-states-in-recognising-the-rights-of-a-maltreated-community/articleshow/49963945.cms

The Economic Times/By ET Bureau | 29 Nov, 2015, 05.25AM IST

"culture likes binaries: life feels less threatening when we can separate good and evil into tidy heaps, when we split off the mind from the body, when men are masculine and women are feminine. Threats to gender are threats to the social order. If rules are not maintained, everything seems to be up for grabs, and Joan of Arc must go to the stake. If we countenance people who want to chop off their penises and breasts, then what chance do we have of preserving the integrity of our own bodies? —Andrew Solomon, Far From the Tree"


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