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Through the festival, the organisers want to identify leaders within the community, build capacities to be able to create solutions for the gravest issues and be the platform to showcase the artistic talents of the community.

The Madras High Court's judgement has made Tharika's dream come true.

The UT seeks to spread awareness about the existence of a transgender welfare board.

This braveheart fought for two long years to claim her right to don the uniform and serve the nation in the state police force and this Monday, 13 November 2017, was a turning point for her.

On August 4, 2017, she got called to attend an interview. While she fared well in the test, she was not shortlisted for the post. Despite attempting the test four times, she failed to qualify in the final list.

The head of the transgender community said that the women belong to families who can't afford to get them married.

Her journey gives individuals from her community hope and the confidence to pursue such a career.

On October 17, the Railway Board said in a letter to zonal officers that they could consider this modification to capture the gender of transgender as ‘T’ instead of ‘T(M/F)’ as advised earlier.

The Social Justice Department has already sent across its proposal and is yet to receive a reply from KSRTC for permissions.

After passing out of school in 2015, she got admitted to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, which is when she felt the most changes within her.