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Hijras: The 21st Century Untouchables

Author: Sapna Khatri (Washington University School of Law)

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Abstract

Denied the most basic of human rights, this analytical framework aims to prove an overview of the plight of India’s hijras and proposes greater access to health and education for India’s longest lasting social outcasts in an attempt to help them out-caste the nation’s social hierarchy.

Keywords: India, hijras, caste system, social hierarchy, eunuchs, castrated men, transgender, trans, third gender, NALSA v. Union of India, LGBTQ, disenfranchisement

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Published on
01 Jan 2017