What is it to be a Transgender in God’s Own Country (Kerala, India)? An Explorative Case Study

What is it to be a Transgender in God’s Own Country (Kerala, India)? An Explorative Case Study

In this brief paper, we present a first-person account by a transgender person from Kerala, India. Using this case study, we illustrate how life as a transgender person in Kerala is different from the rest of India and discuss this within the historical and socio-cultural landscape of Kerala.

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Veröffentlicht in:Global Journal of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Update Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Update, 2020-03, Vol.15 (NO. 3), p.1, Article 3
Hauptverfasser: Fenn, Jessy, Nair, Gokul, George, Sanju
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case studies
Gender identity
Social aspects
Transgender people
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Zusammenfassung:In this brief paper, we present a first-person account by a transgender person from Kerala, India. Using this case study, we illustrate how life as a transgender person in Kerala is different from the rest of India and discuss this within the historical and socio-cultural landscape of Kerala.
ISSN:2765-8910
2765-8910
DOI:10.25259/GJMPBU_2_2020