Attitude of Educated Segment Towards Transgender in Kerala

Abstract

Transgender experiences the most intense form of discrimination in the Indian society and at workplace. Their voices go unheard; they try to hide their identity in order to avoid discrimination and harassment. In India, only a small percentage of transgender are employed reason being, the institutions and employers have a fear to provide jobs to them because of the belief that they may spoil the work culture. Hence, most of the transgender earn their livelihood by dancing at auspicious occasions, sex work and by begging. Transgenders are alone in their gender struggles because of the lack of information in public as their public representation is very less in educational sectors and media. The increase in the number of college and school dropouts is caused due to lack of family support, discrimination and financial constraints.