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Contestants in the first ever dedicated transgender beauty pageant
Rehearsal for the 'Vcare Indian Super Queen' transgender beauty pageant, Mumbai, India - 20 Feb 2010
The first ever Indian beauty contest for the transgender community has seen one woman crowned 'Indian Super Queen'. Organised by transgender activist Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi, auditions for the contest took place in over 12 cities. And the final saw 18 women strut their stuff on the catwalk in a bid to walk away with the top prize. The contest was organised in a bid to dispel social taboos associated with being a transgendered person in India, where they are referred to as Hirajas (eunuchs). In the end the contest was won by Bobby from Manipur. As well as receiving prize money she will be trained to help the community in human rights and HIV prevention. Hijras in India often live on the fringes of society, finding it difficult to get a job and facing prejudice and blatant discrimination in every area of life.
भोपाल, ब्यूरो। मध्य प्रदेश सरकार ने उभयलिंगी यानि कि ट्रांसजेंडर के हक में बड़ा फैसला लिया है। मध्य प्रदेश में अब सरकार ट्रांसजेंडर को नौकरी देगी, उन्हें सीधी भर्ती में शामिल किया जायेगा। सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग ने शुक्रवार शाम को यह आदेश जारी कर दिया है। आदेश में लिखा है कि सरकार के दस्तावेजों में अब पुरुष और महिला के साथ ट्रांसजेंडर शब्द भी लिखा जाएगा।
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