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What makes the film even more special is the fact that it has been written by screenplay writer Gazal Dhaliwal, a transwoman herself!

For him, the routine was to be much more intense, as building muscles take longer for transmen as compared to the cisgender male, who naturally can produce testosterone.

While most of us can only imagine the internal conflict gender dysphoria can cause in adults, Saniya as a young kid was fighting a lone battle, just ten times worse.

"When I was 20, I dropped out of college for a semester amidst a deep bout of depression and repression. That summer, in my childhood bedroom, I finally realised what had plagued me for so long—I liked girls."

"Sexuality is a part of your identity and not your identity. Everyone takes their own time to accept themselves thereafter its a journey of self-awareness and owning your personality traits."

While we have seen the Navarasas being performed on stage, Sastry is of the belief that dance can depict just about anything: from gender studies to data science.

"It took me a while to find my voice. Things can change." #Section377 #SupremeCourt

Apart from rightly providing their services to everyone and never bringing the gender spectrum into perspective, the businesses have pledged to train their staff to be more sensitive.

While the Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow hosted an Iftar meal for their fasting Muslim brethren at its premises, Queer Muslim Project, a popular LGBTQIA social media page advocating the rights of queer Muslims, hosted a unique queer iftar in New Delhi.