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New textbook promotes acceptance of third-gender hijras in Bangladesh

New textbook promotes acceptance of third-gender hijras in Bangladesh
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In Bangladesh, new school textbook features transgender people

DHAKA (Reuters) - Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small change in exchange for lucky blessings.

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New textbooks feature transgender people in Bangladesh

Bangladesh recognised transgenders or hijras as a third gender in 2013, but they remain marginalised in a country where same-sex sexual activity is illegal. Many live in poverty and have no opportunity for a proper education, much less a job. Many are forced to beg or engage in sex work to survive.

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