‘Wax wanted to lose everything to support my trans identity’

In 2019, Srija became the first transgender woman to be legally married in Indian province after the ruler of a historic court. Now a new documentary, but Pride, Chronicles of Srija’s marriage, the state recognition and mother’s occurrence support, valley.

Srija is a gift, “says BBC, as the BBC and his daughter embraced.

“I know, there are all trans people”, 25, Towoothudi is also in the “Sriju” from the port.

“My education, work, my marriage – everything was possible for my mother’s support.”

He and his mother first share their stories with Amman Pride (Mother Pride), which followed Srija’s unique experience.

Srija, the future Arun, in 2017, got acquainted with Arun in a temple. After sharing mutual friends, they soon began to text each other regularly. It was like a transgender and started his passage.

“We talked a lot. He left me about his experiences like a trans woman,” Arun told BBC.

They have fallen in love for months and decided that they wanted to spend their lives together.

“We wanted to be legally recognized as we would like a normal life like each pair,” he said. “We want all the protection from the legal recognition of marriage.”

If a spouse dies, it adapts securities such as transferring money or property.

In 2014, the Indian Supreme Court established a certain protection for the Transgender people, provides equal rights to education, employment, health and marriage India still does not allow the same-sex marriages.

How many trans couples in India are married or are not known to what ones are the first. Activists say that at least one trans is recommended at the beginning of Srija and Arun – a couple who married in Bangalore in 2018.

“Of course, there are transgender pairs or transgender couples in India,” says the pride, but the pride Shiva is hidden separately.

Srija and Arun’un trying to register the 2018 wedding, in 1955, the Law of the Hindu Marriage, and therefore “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” and “bride” were rejected.

The couple, supported by LGBT activists, pushed their relations back to the public. He made an effort.

When the Madras Supreme Court of Madras in Chennai ensures that the Transgender people were recognized as the “bride” or “bride” or “groom”, in 1955 as the Hindu Marriage Law in 1955

The judge shall be recognized by LGBT activists in the adoption of the Transgender people in India, Srija and Arun, and both are known in the difficult cultural norms.

But the coverage of the media also invited a negative investigation.

“I opened fire from my work a day after the broadcast of local news,” said Arun working as a hand worker in the transport sector. He believes in connection with Transphobia.

Followed by online trolling.

“People sent offensive messages that criticize me because I was married to the transgender woman,” he says.

The couple briefly left under the tension.

Nevertheless, in Srija education often comes first in the first grade in high school.

Tamil went from a university in English to complete a degree in English literature, turned into one of the only people for his family to study higher education.

A source of pride for Valli who left the school over the age of 14.

Before fighting the state-recognized marriage, Srija and his family faced hostile and behavior.

After Srija, the 17-year-old transgender woman, he was expelled by his mother and his younger brother China and their homes.

Several family members stopped talking to them.

But the mother and brother of Srija was in his support.

“I will always be with my daughter,” he said.

“All trans people should be supported by their families.”

When the Srija was only six years old, he said that a parent was a parent when he died, he said he was working in a kitchen in a school.

However, despite the humble income, he helped his daughter’s gender re-assignment, partly to sell jewelry and take care of him.

He says “good care of me.”

The world’s largest population, which said that the number of activists is higher, is thought to be about two million transgender people in India.

Although the country has crossed trans-inclusive legislation and recognized the law, the “third gender”, stigma and discrimination.

Studies found the people of Transgender in India, high abuse, mental health problems and limited access to education, employment and health. Many are forced to beg or enter sexual work.

At the global scale, the UN is saying that a large number of transgender people have refused.

“There are many trans people in India or even in the world, support their families,” said Filmmaker, Shiva Krish.

“Srija and Valli’s story is unique.”

Srija says that the film will help stereotypes about the types of stories promoted by transse and frequently in the media, especially those focused on trauma and abuse.

“This documentary shows that we can be a leader in the film. I am managing, I am a productive member of the workforce.”

“When people see new stories about Trans People, I hope their minds will change.”

After premiers in international film festivals, a special selection was shown to celebrate the International TransSee Day on Monday, March 31 for the Pride, Chennai, LGBT community and allies.

After the Chennai, a seminar was held in small groups, the participants of the families and community support for the community support.

“We hope that our selection measures will be contacted by Trans individuals, families and local communities,” Chithra Ceyaram, one of the directors behind Amman’s pride.

But I hope that the production team of the Pride will be spread to the world-supporting world support for the stigma, the world-supporting documentary and seminars can be spread to village watchers, as well as other cities and other cities in India and neighboring countries.

As for Srija and Arun, now they work as heads for private companies and hope for a child after a while. “We hope for a normal future,” Srija says.

“I would like to be a grandmother soon,” said Valli.