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020			_a9780199458264
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082			_a791.43028092 _bTRI
100			_aTripathi, Laxminarayan
245			_aMe Hijra,Me Laxmi / _cby Laxminarayan Tripathi
250			_a1th ed.
260			_aNew Delhi: _bOxford University Press, _c2015
300			_a237p.; _c20cm.
505			_aAfterword by R. Raj Rao Glossary Foreword to the Marathi Edition by Pradeep Patkar Preface to the Marathi Edition by Vaishali Rode
520			_aHe was born a boy, but never felt like one. What was he then? He felt attracted to boys. What did this make him? He loved to dance. But why did others make fun of him? Battling such emotional turmoil from a very young age, Laxminarayan Tripathi, born in a high-caste Brahman household, felt confused, trapped, and lonely. Slowly, he began wearing women’s clothes. Over time, he became bold and assertive about his real sexual identity. Finally, he found his true self—she was Laxmi, a hijra. From numerous love affairs to finding solace by dancing in Mumbai’s bars; from being taunted as a homo to being the first Indian hijra to attend the World AIDS Conference in Toronto; from mental and physical abuse to finding a life of grace, dignity, and fame, this autobiography is an extraordinary journey of a hijra who fought against tremendous odds for the recognition of hijras and their rights. ---provided by publisher
650			_aTransgender people India Mumbai Biography
650			_aBiography
700			_aRao, R. Raj _eTranslator
700			_aJoshi, P. G. _eTranslator
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