SouthAsia.OneWorld.net – Source: ActionAid
In a recent progressive step, the Tamil Nadu government is set to become a model for protecting rights of sexual minorities. And has given succor to people on the margins of society that their voices can be heard in the corridors of power.
Following a public hearing highlighting daily injustice and poverty faced by the transgender community in Tamil Nadu, the state governor announced, on January 23 2008, the establishment of a Welfare Board for Transgenders – a world first.
The hearing organised by the Tamil Nadu AIDS Solidarity Action group (TASA), Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women and ActionAid brought together over 300 transgender people from across the state.