Panaji: It is one of several occasions where Madhu Gupta can confidently according to his identity.
Wearing Chikancari Pure White Chudidar, decorated with gold jewelry and wearing large red bindi on the shade of lipstick and bangles, he is a sick sight.
“It’s no less than a celebration day for me,” Gupta, one of the nine transgender in the cave who received a third gender sound card, told Ti out of the polling booth in Santa Cruz.
Being the only transgender voice in the village, the 25-year-old child was happy to finally be able to walk into a polling room without fear of the police or prejudice and threw his voice, not under his assumption identity, but as the third gender.
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In Margao’s voting booth, four members of the community chose for the first time with Marina to do it at the age of 40 years.
Tears of joy dripping on his cheeks when he thanked God and the Commission to be given the status of citizens of elections.
“I’m very proud and happy to have chosen.
I prayed and hoped that all my friends and family from the Transgender Community could also get this right and give their voices.
I am very happy that I could not resist the tears.
After 22 years living in Goa.
, I feel I have been recognized.
I am very happy to have chosen, “he said.
“Has this privilege given to us before, our community and the country will further develop further many years ago.
However, now we have been included, I hope that the new main minister will ensure our equality of rights,” Madhu said.
From unemployment to women’s safety, housing to the right to utilize the various government schemes, the Transgender Community hopes to voice their concern for their newly elected representatives at the electoral level and the minister of heads as well.
“We have not found a place for us to die, let alone live.
Therefore it is important that newly elected representatives are considering building cremation land and graves for community members.
The police need to be sensitive to not harassing us unnecessaryly and the hospital needs to have a separate ward for us With doctors who are sensitive to our identity during the examination.
Bus stands and public places also need to have separate toilets for the third sex, “Madhu said.