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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲?
There are various misconceptions about what the Khwaja Sira Community is and what people does it include. These misconceptions have furthered the confusion, propaganda and hate against trans people.
There are various misconceptions about what the Khwaja Sira Community is and what people does it include. These misconceptions have furthered the confusion, propaganda and hate against trans people.
Firstly, the word Khwajasira (خواجہ سرا) does not define any gender identity, it is confusingly put next to other genders like man/woman/Khwajasira, when in reality, Khwaja Sira is the name of a social, cultural and spiritual, indigenous community
running on well above more than a thousand years old system , members of which are also called Khwaja Siras, but that is not their gender identity, genders of Khwaja Siras can vary, from trans men to trans women or effeminate men,
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“We had already been painting canvases on a small scale before the pandemic hit, and the objective was not to sell them. But we realised that the proceeds from selling these canvases could help a lot of members of the trans community.
“We had already been painting canvases on a small scale before the pandemic hit, and the objective was not to sell them. But we realised that the proceeds from selling these canvases could help a lot of members of the trans community.
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Especially those who are not economically sound enough to sustain during the pandemic”,said Poornima.
#SupportEachOther #TransCommunity #EndtheStigma #Inspirational #PositiveInitiative #TheBetterIndia
Especially those who are not economically sound enough to sustain during the pandemic”,said Poornima.
#SupportEachOther #TransCommunity #EndtheStigma #Inspirational #PositiveInitiative #TheBetterIndia
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When she was helping British documentary filmmaker Tabitha Breese with a project, she had the chance to engage with several members of the trans community which made her privy to both their joys, as well as their woes.
When she was helping British documentary filmmaker Tabitha Breese with a project, she had the chance to engage with several members of the trans community which made her privy to both their joys, as well as their woes.
