Challenges of third gender in spotlight

Puducherry | Monday | 16th April, 2018

Summary:

Cultural programmesK.

Sheetal, president, Sahodharan, spoke on the transgenders’ challenges and the progress towards inclusion into society. K.

Lakshminarayanan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, S.

Sundaravadivelu, Secretary to Social Welfare Department, and representatives from Sahodharan spoke. Welfare Minister M.

Kandasamy inaugurated the celebrations organised by the Department of Social Welfare in association with Sahodharan. more-inMembers of Sahodharan, a non-governmental organisation working with Transgenders, celebrated the Transgenders Day at the Gandhi Thidal on Beach Road here on Sunday. Transgenders also staged cultural programmes, including ‘karagattam’ and other traditional art forms..