| Title: | Hijras/transgender women in India: HIV, human rights and social exclusion |
| Authors: | Chakrapani, Venkatesan United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India |
| Keywords: | LGBT studies;Gender identity;Sexuality;Sexual orientation;Social conditions;Social structure;Sexually transmitted diseases;AIDS;Gender discrimination |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2010 |
| Publisher: | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India |
| Citation: | http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/hijras_transgender_in_india_hiv_human_rights_and_social_exclusion.pdf |
| Description: | The focus of this Transgender Issue Brief is to summarize the various issues faced by Hijras and transgender women in India by using the social exclusion framework, and to highlight the relation between this exclusion and vulnerability to HIV and other health risks. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/33612 |
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| Appears in Collections: | South Asian Born-Digital NGO Reports Collection Project |
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