Sultana Ahmed Sagarika from the hijra community has expressed her desire to run for the position of councillor in the forthcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) elections. On Tuesday afternoon, in ...

The term "transgender" refers to a broad category of individuals whose gender identity or gender expression is different from their assigned sex at birth. Since they are not affected by sexual ...

Some time ago, I took to Facebook and wrote about an encounter with a member of the Hijra community, and how, because I didn't have any change to offer, she (Ms Roy) told me she'd be happy if I could ...

In the 15th century, during the Mughal era, hijras were appointed as protectors of queens and kings. They were advisors in Mughal courts. They were looked upon as having special godly powers, or ...