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- English
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Revathi: A Life in Trans Activism
About this book
Born in Southern India to a conservative family of modest means, it wasn't long before Revathi noticed she wasn't comfortable participating in life as a man. This realisation set her on a long and winding search for survival and for a life on her terms. From the supportive yet strict—and at times exploitative—hijra communities to non-profit spaces rife with other forms of discrimination, Revathi made a name for herself as a fearless advocate for sexual minorities and Dalit rights.
In an intimate, months-long conversation with Nandini Murali, Revathi speaks not only about her own journey but also about the obstacles and challenges faced by another, oft-overlooked part of Indian society: trans men. The result is a free-flowing and brutal account of life on the margins that is also shot through with the bright lights of friendship, determination, and solidarity.
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Table of contents
- Revathi: A life in Trans Activism
- Interior Title Page
- Foreword: An Overture for Reading Revathi Amma
- Author's Note: Beyond Black and White
- Translator's Note: A Shared Sisterhood
- 1 Biology is Not Destiny
- 2 Finding My Daughters
- 3 A Turning Point
- 4 A Struggle for Human Dignity
- 5 My Rights as A Trans Woman
- 6 A Writer is Born
- 7 To Familia, with Love
- 8 Criminalized by Law
- 9 A Momentous Decision
- 10 Life as Performance
- 11 Finding my Sons
- 12 Fatherhood
- 13 A Love Against All Odds
- 14 Challenging Life
- 15 Boys to Men
- 16 Birth of a Man
- 17 Emperor Penguins
- 18 Where are all the f2ms?Trans Visibility and Organizing In India
- 19 I have a Dream
- 20 The Supreme Court Judgment
- 21 A Ray of Hope
- Copyright
- About Tilted Axis PresS