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Hijras/transgender women in India: HIV, human rights and social exclusion

1 Dec 2010

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.
india aids gender discrimination sexuality sexually transmitted diseases social conditions social structure south asia gender identity sexual orientation lgbt studies

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Chakrapani, Venkatesan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India

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South Asian Born-Digital NGO Reports Collection Project
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http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/hijras_transgender_in_india_hiv_human_rights_and_social_exclusion.pdf

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