Familial relationship and its impact on the psyche of transgenders

A study of The Truth About Me by Revathi

Bibliographic Data

ID15791982
AuthorsLaxmipriya S Kumar (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, corresponding author), A Aiswarya (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham), A S Aiswarya, Kuheli Das (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham), K V Aswathy Das
Year2022
Pages10310-10325
Publication date2022-07-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978
PublisherUniversidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC)
DOI10.53730/ijhs.v6ns4.11061
OpenAlexW4293224330
LanguageEN
References cited8

Modern society is evolving each day, technologically, socially, and economically. Nevertheless, society marginalizes people based on their gender, caste, sex, etc., and transgenders stand on the gruesome end of this line. Even though transgenders have become part of the active phase of contemporary society, they are often segregated by the name ‘transgender.’ Gender identity is always a major issue in the thick and thin of society. They are also termed as people of the third gender. Still, people believe that transgenders are sex workers or they were born cursed. So, they disappear from the active phase of society. The public’s attitude toward transgenders is like untouchables and they taunt them without any humanity, putting them to the status of animals living in the streets. They earn a livelihood through sex work and begging. This is portrayed by Revathi in her autobiography, The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story. The paper attempts an analysis of how family plays a significant role in their acceptance in society. Almost all of them face issues emanating from the childhood traumas they experience

Aesthetics · Caste · Casual · Geography · Humanity · Identity (music · Livelihood · Political science · Sociology · Transgender · Gender Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law

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