A holistic view on transgender

Pages: 1238-1241
Vijay Pal Tewari (Department of Education, Uday Degree College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh)

Any society cannot prosper without considering every member of it at par in all respect. Transgender though have been belatedly recognized a third gender with legitimate power of equality along with other genders and citizens of the country yet there is still many a slip between lip and cup as so much of discrimination is visible and in persistence. The transgender people who have been accorded a high degree of dignity and respect in the ancient scriptures from the time immemorial and their presence would auger well and considered very auspicious in every defining act and movements have ironically been discriminated from our contemporary society in terms of rearing, education, employment, health and public amenities. The present paper deals with issues and major problems being faced by the transgender people in our society and prospective remedial measures to be adopted by the government and civic societies to assuage them. The transgender though constitute insignificant in number but they are the integral part of our society who contribute for holistic and inclusive social living. The topic has been introduced succinctly followed by the important research reviews collected and presented on the transgender including various terminologies on transgender. The key hurdles pertaining to this community have been narrated and possible solutions are also presented. The paper is concluded highlighting important aspects of transgender with socio-economic and cultural status.