The significant other

by Madhavi Shivaprasad | November 9, 2011

Sangama is slowly but surely making inroads into empowering sexuality minorities


http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/article2611896.ece



INTERPLAY: Sangama is slowly but surely making inroads into empowering sexuality minorities. Photo: Ashwini N.


Please refer to me as a 'she' when addressing me in your story," says a transgender as she finished recounting her life story. The significance of that single word is striking considering how casually we use gender-specific pronouns without realising their significance, especially in the case of sexuality minorities.

Sangama, an organisation set up in Ashwathnagar, Sanjaynagar, aims to provide an identity to this section of society. Since its establishment in Bangalore in June 2001, it has come a long way in empowering the sexually marginalised, including those living with HIV/AIDS.