The Determinants Of Socio-Cultural Life Of The Transgender Community In Tamil Nadu

Abstract

People in India are stratified on numerous factors, and these factors are used to either include or exclude people. One of such exclusions is gender non-conformity. Although the transgender community has some recognition in society, their gender non-conformity makes them socially excluded. Various researches reveal that transgender face a lot of discrimination right from their family of orientation and experience inequality and exclusion in all spheres of life. These factors affect their quality of life primarily. Hence the transgender community is pushed to poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, which leads to depression and powerlessness. Therefore, this article focuses on the factors that determine the socio-cultural life of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu.