Transgender rights in India

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Transgenders are often discriminated against in jobs in India forcing them to resort to begging and prostitution. In a pioneering effort to solve the problems faced by the transgenders, Tamil Nadu (a state in South India) government has established a transgender welfare board in April 2008. Social welfare minister will serve as the president of the board. This effort is touted to be the first in India and even in the world. The government has also started issuing separate food ration cards for transgenders.^[1]

In additional effort to improve the education of transgenders, Tamil Nadu government also issued an order on May 2008 to create a third gender for admissions to government colleges. ^[2]

[edit] Media

In a monumental push in breaking taboos, the tamil cable channel Vijay TV started a talk show hosted by a transexual called Rose. The programme is called "Ippadikku, Rose", translated into Yours, Rose.^[3]