On July 19, Shekhawat became the first transgender person in Rajasthan to be issued a birth certificate in which the gender is recorded as transgender. In her old birth certificate, her gender was marked as male.
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5.22% transpersons vaccinated till now; misinformation, lack of digital knowledge adding to their woes
The Centre had recently asked states to ensure that there was no discrimination against transgender persons at COVID-19 vaccination centres.
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NEW DELHI: With just 25,468 (5.22 per cent) transgender persons vaccinated against COVID-19 in India till now, activists said misinformation, lack of documents and digital divide have added to their woes in getting inoculated.
According to the 2011 census, there are 4.87 lakh people belonging to the transgender community in India.
A total of 8,80,47,053 men and 7,67,64,479 women have been vaccinated, while just 25,468 people in the other category have been inoculated, the CoWIN portal showed.