Understanding Transgender Community: An Explorative Study

Raghul Gandhi Venkatesan¹ , Saravanan Govindharaj² , Bagavandas Mappillairaju³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.9 , pp.74-82, Sep-2021

Online published on Sep 30, 2021

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Abstract :
This study makes an attempt to collect information regarding the day-to-day life of transgender living in and around Chennai City, Tamil Nadu. A sample of 280 transgender residing in this city are the respondents for this study. This explorative study had collected details regarding issues like their gender identity, demographic characteristics, education, daily activities, information sharing, health-seeking, sexual life and mental health status and their knowledge on fundamental rights and discrimination they meet out in their date-to-day life. Even though the Supreme Court, the Central and State Governments of India enacted different laws for the upliftment of this neglected community, the lack of enforcement of such laws makes these people to struggle for their identity. This socially excluded group is vulnerable to abuse by public, and self-harming behavior such as suicidal attempts. This study will help us understand the present lifestyle of transgender of Chennai City.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Transgender Community, Lifestyle, Information sharing, exploratory analysis

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