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Inside India’s evolving third gender Hijra youth movement

Body of Our Own — With new means to communicate and earn a living, young members of the ancient trans and third gender community are reframing what it means to be a part of it. A new documentary by Rahemur Rahman and Lily Vetch explores their shifting lives and identities.

Written by: Isabelle Blakeney
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Activism

Intimate, empowering portraits of India’s ‘third gender’ Hijra community

Call Me Heena — Photographer Shahria Sharmin’s new photobook provides the ancient trans and intersex group with space to tell their stories and express themselves, against a backdrop of marginalisation and violence in their daily lives.

Written by: Isaac Muk

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