When we consider the cross-cultural perspective on gender, the limitations of the gender binary come into focus. For example, ...

Getty Images Members of the trans community have traditionally made a living by dancing at weddings and birthdays The government says Bangladesh has about 10,000 hijras, as transgender people are ...

In addition to facing discrimination in public spaces and government institutions, they are often subjected to physical and ...

Documentary about India’s ‘hijras’ highlights the harmony within the community and prejudice against it, but shies away from ...

Today, many consider eunuchs transgender, although the term also includes intersex people. In 2014, India's Supreme Court officially recognised a third gender - and eunuchs (or hijras) are seen as ...

Calling a husband a 'hijra' is an act of cruelty, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed while hearing a divorce ...