16 long years addressed as Krishna Singh, hung his school uniform for good, reincarnated himself into someone he always wanted to be - a girl, and named herself Naina Singh. And he was able to do all this because of the immense support he received from his family and friends. Naina Singh is a transgender, who was born as a man, but her binary gender identity is that of a … [Read more...]
Introducing Victoria, An Inspiring Transgender From USA Who Got Her Sex Transformed
TRANSGENDER. The word itself reminds us of two things these days. One, Manabi Bandopadhyay, the first transgender in India to be appointed as the principal of a college, and two, the 'hijra's you see clapping and begging in the trains and traffic. Even though a very few universities have the option for the "other" gender in admissions, empowering the transgender have really … [Read more...]
Why Is Our Society Still So Intolerant Towards Transgenders And People With Different Sexual Desires?
How many times have we reacted in a proper way to things different from our conveniences? How many times have we shrieked at the sight of people slightly different from us? The answer surely can’t be counted even in that superfast brain that some of us have. It is the nature of human beings as the great comic book writer, Stan Lee, puts it in his comics, is to react … [Read more...]