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Anu Kuruvilla ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From being harassed all her life to representing the transgender community at the students’ union, Daya Gayathri has come a long way. The second-year BA Malayalam student became the first member of the transgender community to be nominated to the Maharaja’s College students’ union, as a representative of her community. Also, the GO passed by the state government reserving seats for students from the transgender community helped. The strong presence of SFI in Maharaja’s College was an encouragement. When a suggestion came up about having a representative for the transgender community in the students’ union, I told them to select a person who deserves the post..