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At Miss Koovagam, transgender community seeks tailor-made policy
The New Indian Express Vellore
|May 13, 2025
AMID the vibrant colours at the Miss Koovagam beauty pageant in the district on Monday, the members of the transgender community voiced a pressing demand for a welfare policy tailor-made for the specific needs of transwomen, transmen, and intersex individuals, instead of grouping them under a broader LGBTQIA+ policy.
Transwoman poet and activist Olga Aaron, while addressing at the gathering, emphasised the importance of recognising the unique challenges faced by transgender individuals. "While we share solidarity with the larger LGBTQIA+ community, the issues confronting transgender persons — ranging from health-care to education to employment to social acceptance — require focused, tailored policy measures," she said. Aaron urged the state government to acknowledge the disti
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
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