VADODARA: It will be a defining moment in the life of Manvi Vaishnav , 31, who will exercise her franchise on December 14 using her new Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC). It was then that I approached the election officers with supporting documents and made changes in my voter ID card. "I had to give affidavits with reports of doctors and my submission that I would be undergoing sex revision surgery to establish my identity as a woman. Using it, I was able to get a PAN card and Aadhaar," Patel, who works with Lakshya Trust for the LGBT community, said. Most people like us are fighting a lone battle without family support and have no financial means to fund complicated surgeries."

Source: Times of India November 04, 2017 22:07 UTC