Just days after the country's highest court recognized "third gender" people, a pioneering Indian transgender is campaigning in her southern hometown for a seat in parliament. Describing the Supreme Court judge's ruling as a "milestone", 53-year-old Bharathi Kannamma hopes to build on the momentum and overturn prejudices against India's several million transgenders. Running as an independent candidate in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu state, she is ...Sunday 20 April 2014
After Landmark Ruling, Indian Transgender Stands for Office
Just days after the country's highest court recognized "third gender" people, a pioneering Indian transgender is campaigning in her southern hometown for a seat in parliament. Describing the Supreme Court judge's ruling as a "milestone", 53-year-old Bharathi Kannamma hopes to build on the momentum and overturn prejudices against India's several million transgenders. Running as an independent candidate in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu state, she is ...
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