Hijras are known as the “third gender” in India. This article aims to understand hijra motherhood, “natural” motherhood, and womanhood in context of a recent advertisement. The author questions the ...
Bindia Rana, left, an eunuch locally referred to as a hijra, talks on the telephone next to friend Rifee Khan at home in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters Pakistan might be the last country on Earth where ...
Hijras or transgenders have a special place in South Asian history as semi-sacred people and this culture prevails in India, some parts of Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They hold an ancient ...