Political

‘Where is home? What is my identity?’ asks transgender community in West Bengal amid fear over SIR

echovera
28November

As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continues in West Bengal, the transgender community has found themselves in for an array of problems as they struggle to prove their identity during door-to-door verification as many have not visited home in years.


The Election Commission does not accept the transgender card provided by the central government as proof of identity. However, that is the only proof of identity which many transgender people within the community have.

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