2020, not a Rainbow year
2020, not a Rainbow year
From difficulty in getting ration to availing social welfare schemes, the year 2020 has been particularly hard for the transgender and the Hijra community. Indiatoday.in walks you through the lives of this minority community and how they survived the coronavirus pandemic in the face of heightened isolation and social ostracism.
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UPDATED: December 18, 2020 15:28 IST
Transgender lawyer and classical dancer Megh Sayantani Ghosh distributing food to other members of the community during the coronavirus pandemic in Kolkata.
Sohail, 27-year-old, worked in one of Delhi's well known IT companies. A 9-7 job, parties over weekends, everything was going smooth for him. But in 2020 he lost the job due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sohail stayed at home, his family was supportive and he kept looking for opportunities. Things have started looking a bit better for him as the market is opening up.