Open AccessHEALTH CARE OF TRANSGENDERS IN KERALA - HELPING THE INVISIBLE TO BE VISIBLE
Author(s) -
Veena R Nair nair
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
idc international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-3365
pISSN - 2395-3357
DOI - 10.47211/idcij.2021.v08i03.006
Subject(s) - transgender , stigma (botany) , health care , transgender women , transgender people , medicine , social stigma , nursing , psychology , gender studies , family medicine , sociology , political science , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , syphilis , law
Transgendersin India are highly vulnerable to stigma, violence and discrimination in all the fields of life including in the health care settings. Transgenders health needs in India, Health services and schemes for transgender welfare available in the national level and services offered for transgenders in Kerala are discussed in this article. This article was compiled through extensive literature search, consultations with a small group of transgender persons across Kerala, both trans men and trans women, and also with personnel associated with TG Cell and NGOs working in the field of transgender health care in Kerala