The Hijras of India and Pakistan are a much maligned and misunderstood community. Once patronised by royalty, wielding power as the keepers of royal harems and court performers. Today, they live on the fringes of society, unable to rent a room, get a job or get medical treatment. Not all are born as true hermaphrodites, some are transvestites, others are sexually underdeveloped. They earn a living by singing and dancing at weddings or by asking for donations at community occasions. As these traditionally assigned roles are rapidly eroding, some are forced into prostitution. This leads to rape and to contracting AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. One often
hears of a tansgendered person who was raped by several men and ran to the police for help only to be beaten senseless by their supposed protectors. This film explores the lives of three Hijras living in the outskirts of India’s capital city.
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