NEITHER MAN NOR WOMAN

Do you know what HIJRA is?

 Of course not right.  

In the West, it is generally believed that there are only two sexes, male and female, and that each sex has its own particular role in society. But in the culture of South Asia, they have third sex which is known as Hijras in India, chakkakhusra in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu. These kinds of transgenders are physiological males who have feminine gender identity.

They are usually rejected for what they are and the way they live. Still, they are tolerated when they show up uninvited at special ceremonies such as births and weddings where they cash in for performing dances and blessings.

Avoiding confrontation and the curse of the hijras seems to be the priority for Indians in such circumstances. In any case, they are marginalized and largely left to their own devices to sustain themselves, which include prostitution, dancing, singing and sexual embarrassments of various kinds. 

Some people pays respect to Hijras as they believe that Hijras are "the messengers of Gods who bring fertility to newly-married couples" and "the prayers wishing the long life of new born children and the prosperity of his family".

Read the following facts:

• Hijras are usually born anatomically male.
• Most then experience some degree of body-gender incongruence, wherein they feel themselves to be female.
• As part of their efforts to come to terms with this incongruence, hijras often seek out and live with other hijras. Many hijra households contain a hierarchy based on age.
• Due to openly living with other hijras, some hijras are disowned by their biological families. For countless others, family relationships are extremely strained.

During the British rule, this community was listed under the Criminal Tribes List and considered a “criminal community”. To this day people consider hijras as inappropriate humans and unequal.  Violence against hijras, especially hijra sex workers, is often brutal, and occurs in public spaces, police stations, prisons, and their homes.

In my opinion, I found that Hijra is really not good and negative but I should use left and right brain and evaluate that Hijra is really exist and happen in nowadays.