“Trans people are extraordinary, strong, intelligent, persistent and resilient and one has to be. Located in Hyderabad, Pune and Thane, these clinics aim to innovate and strengthen health and socioeconomic services for transgender people in India, providing them affordable, accessible, non-discriminatory, and comprehensive healthcare services. Started by Project Accelerate, a programme raising awareness on HIV and AIDS, Mitr Clinics support and address the needs and issues of members of the transgender community by engaging in conversations and activities built on faith and trust.
One such facility is 'Mitr Clinic', India's first-ever clinic that works exclusively for the transgender community and run by them. There are organisations that are coming forward to bridge India’s healthcare gap for marginalised communities. India’s healthcare system is clearly not gender inclusive.
Inclusivity in workspace and economic growth remains a far-reaching milestone for transgenders at a time when access to safe healthcare is still an uphill task.
Several media reports attesting a recent study by the Indian Journal for Psychological Medicine indicate that 31 per cent transgender persons in India end their life by committing suicide, and 50 per cent of them have attempted suicide at least once before their 20th birthday. According to the study, close to 92 per cent of transgenders are deprived of their right to participate in any form of economic activity in the country, with even qualified people being denied employment. Lack of adequate support from the government and civil society organisations prompt many of them to leave their homes and education only to live on streets or join groups of transgenders, to earn a measly livelihood by singing and dancing or by begging.Ī study on the rights of transgenders in India by National Human Rights Commission bears testimony to economic depravity of transgenders even in today’s age. However, a significant population among them have been living on the fringes of society, shunned because of their gender identity issues. The Census of India in 2011 puts the number of transgenders in India at roughly 5 lakh. Statistics suggest transgender people’s experience of social ostracisation, mental and physical abuse and sexual assault is at an alarming level, at times even in their close spheres. In India, despite having one of the largest populations of transgenders in the world, the LGBTQIA+ people face an uphill task of acceptance from society and are often exploited by their own community. With this, Biden became the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognising the Transgender Day of Visibility.
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The day gained global prominence in 2021 when US President Joe Biden officially proclaimed March 31 as a Transgender Day of Visibility, urging Americans to “join in the fight for full equality for all transgender people". It was first observed by activists in several parts of the world, including in Ireland and in Scotland, in 2014. With an annual awareness day observed around the world on March 31, the Transgender Day of Visibility was dedicated towards celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice. The International Transgender Day of Visibility was being observed for the first time on Thursday since the Covid-19 pandemic spread its tentacles and derailed the campaign across the world.
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