Transgender persons’ attempt to break new ground in Odisha
The Hindu
26 belonging to the community have applied for the job of police officers.
Not so long ago, Pratima Behera, 22-year transgender, faced abuses umpteen times and scurried for cover as baton-wielding police personnel chased her away at a railway station in Jamshedpur where she begged for survival. Kalpana Patra (name changed), who used to be a trans-sex worker, experienced harassment and violence, often at the hands of police. Both Pratima and Kalpana are set to turn their life around and forget the ignominy they had undergone. They have filled out the applications to become police officers.More Related News

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