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Members of the transgender community in Karnataka met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a footmarch from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, and shared their stories with him, while highlighting the need for generating employment for them.
In a conversation with Gandhi while walking for the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,, Riana Rajo, a transgender woman said, “The government doed not understand what aa transgender community is. Transgenders have been suffering a lot and they have been pushed to sex work for survival. The government needs to provide us with work opportunities and create employment for us. Otherwise, the suffering is going to continue for generations”
In a conversation with Gandhi while walking for the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,, Riana Rajo, a transgender woman said, “The government doed not understand what aa transgender community is. Transgenders have been suffering a lot and they have been pushed to sex work for survival. The government needs to provide us with work opportunities and create employment for us. Otherwise, the suffering is going to continue for generations”