Transgenders in India
eBook - ePub

Transgenders in India

An Introduction

  1. 120 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Transgenders in India

An Introduction

About this book

This introductory volume studies the challenges faced by the transgender community in India. It traces the history of the representation of the community in Hindu texts to understand the evolution of their status within Indian society. The book looks at various themes such as the concept of establishing identity through the processes of 'coming out' and 'transitioning' and analyses how race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, nation, religion, and ability have cross-influenced to shape the transgender experience and trans culture across and beyond the binary.

Lucid and topical, the book debunks myths and critiques the stigma and discrimination surrounding the transgender community. It will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of gender studies, queer studies, exclusion and discrimination studies, political science, sociology, social anthropology, and South Asian studies.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge India
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032646282
eBook ISBN
9781000872859
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gender Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Abbreviations
  10. 1 Mapping the Identity: Historical Perspective of Transgender Persons
  11. 2 Understanding Transgender Persons
  12. 3 Establishing Identity—“Coming out” and “Transitioning”
  13. 4 Living on the Extreme Margin: Social Exclusion and Discrimination of the Transgender Persons
  14. 5 Clan Culture—Religion, Rituals and Emasculation
  15. 6 Interventions Required
  16. 7 From Visibly Invisible to Visibility: Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, and Rules 2020
  17. 8 Changing Scenario—Progressive Stories
  18. Index