Search results for "Hijras"
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"We Want to live as women". Emozioni e riconoscimento di sé nell'autobiografia di una hijra
2019
A note on emotions and self-recognition through the analysis of Revathi's life, a member of the Indian traditional transgender community of the hijras
Vivere come donne in India: l'insolito genere delle comunità hijra
2021
The study aims to investigate the history and practices that characterize hijra communities in India in order to shed light on the specific reality of these heterogeneous communities of individuals who are placed outside the heteronormative identity codes, but who have historically been included within Indian society, with very specific roles, thanks to the elaboration of the notion of tṛtīya prakṛti (third gender). However, historical events, especially since the British colonial period, have made the position of hijras increasingly marginal: the various forms of discrimination and violence, which take place within the family of origin, the health system, and society in general, were furth…