Madhu - a total surprise

This friend of us really stunned us with appearance, understanding of gender and sexuality and sweet friendship. A senior community, this person changed all the moments of struggle into situations where it would be converted into a surprising situation for people around. So the immediate response is more of an expression of coming to terms with this surprise thrown than severe violence. Here is a small excerpt of our friend who is explaining about gender identity.

 

Happiness is more about ...........

Seethal my dear friend from Kerala - in 2005 I met with an accident and among very close friends who looked after me day and night, it was Seethal who was very sensitive about both our genders and nursed me back to life with other friends. This is not the only friendship we share. We have been together in many political struggles and work. In Kerala the existence of  male born sexual and gender minorities is very difficult and so many trans people who want surgery cannot find the Hijra community in Kerala. The historical existence of Hijras is not present in Kerala as in other states like Tamil Nadu. Seethal is one of the trans person who has seen through this struggle of no space for expression in Kerala and has also received intense ridicule and violence for it.