India's transgender community can now hope for a better future after it was recently granted an official "third gender" status. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
India's transgender community can now hope for a better future after it was recently granted an official "third gender" status. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
For Ritika, 21, a transgender, completing her college education is her priority. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
For Ritika, 21, a transgender, completing her college education is her priority. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Kyra Sharma, 27, a male-to-female transgender in Delhi, dreams of becoming a makeup artist. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Kyra Sharma, 27, a male-to-female transgender in Delhi, dreams of becoming a makeup artist. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Transgender people hope to be able to date freely and marry whomever they desire, without any societal pressures. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Transgender people hope to be able to date freely and marry whomever they desire, without any societal pressures. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Inside the office of Mitr, a Delhi-based non-profit organization providing health and HIV-prevention counseling to transgender people and homosexual couples. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Inside the office of Mitr, a Delhi-based non-profit organization providing health and HIV-prevention counseling to transgender people and homosexual couples. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
There are limited job opportunities available to the community in India. Transgender Abhina Aher, 37, says many are forced to live off dancing at family occasions, begging and prostitution. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
There are limited job opportunities available to the community in India. Transgender Abhina Aher, 37, says many are forced to live off dancing at family occasions, begging and prostitution. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
For Abhina, her most treasured moment was during her recent classical dance performance, when her mother joined her on stage. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
For Abhina, her most treasured moment was during her recent classical dance performance, when her mother joined her on stage. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Despite the landmark victory, many transgender people say they must wait a long time before they are accepted into the social mainstream. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)
Despite the landmark victory, many transgender people say they must wait a long time before they are accepted into the social mainstream. (Photo credit: Omar Khan)