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Why hijra communities face constant criminalization

The police raided our hijra community yesterday and arrested four people for sex work even though they were just sitting outside their homes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

State violence against gender non-conforming people operates through assumptions that equate identity with illegality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with South Asian gender diversity — hijra and kothi?”

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