Last week, members of the transgender community petitioned Ernakulam District Collector, who is also chairperson of the District Transgender Justice Board, seeking his urgent intervention to keep three mid-level police officers, widely reported to be transphobic, on a short leash. “But when we started registering them for our continuing education programme for 10th and 12th classes, only 145 of them came forward. We have, therefore, written to the Social Justice Department to provide them shelter and education free of cost,” says P.S. Signs of progressArjunan says the State at long last is devising plans for the community’s education, skill development and health care. “But, for anything to happen, the State Transgender Justice Board should have an office with requisite infrastructure and staff.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2018 17:26 UTC