Transgenders Invited To Independence-Day Function For First Time In Assam

About 20-25 inmates of "Tritiya Nivas'', a shelter home for transgenders in Guwahati, attended the Independence Day programme, Swati Bidhan Baruah, associate vice-chairperson of Transgender Welfare Board of Assam said.

It was indeed a "happy'' Independence Day for the transgenders of Assam as for the first time some members of the community were official invitees at the central function here to mark the completion of 74 years of the country's freedom. About 20-25 inmates of "Tritiya Nivas'', a shelter home for transgenders in Guwahati, attended the Independence Day programme, Swati Bidhan Baruah, associate vice-chairperson of Transgender Welfare Board of Assam, told PTI. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hoisted the National Flag at the function, which was held with limited attendance and programmes in line with restrictions in place due to the pandemic situation. "It is a big first step for us. Earlier, transgenders were never among the list of invitees or even seen as attendees of such functions on their own," she said.