It’s Trans Awareness Week! This year, we’d like to share with you the stories of trans & gender diverse icons we find inspiring stories of resistance, resilience, and dreams. On day three of the Trans Week of Awareness, we’d like to introduce Laxmi, an Indian activist who is part of the Hijra community. Laxmi, born 1979 in Thane, India, is a trans activist, Bollywood actress, and Bharanatyam dancer. She identifies with the Hijra community, which is one of the oldest ethnic communities of trans, third gender and intersex people. She advocated and fought successfully for the recognition of a third gender community in the Indian Supreme Court. She has written three books over the years describing her experience of transitioning. Laxmi has starred in several TV shows. She was a participant in the Indian television show Bigg Boss 5. She also starred in Sach Ka Samna with Rajeev Khandelval, 10 Ka Dum with Salman Khan and Raaz Pichle Janam Ka. Image: Timothy Herbert. Text adapted from TransHub’s Trans Culture Gallery & Noah Riseman’s report on NSW trans history. Want to know more about trans history? Head to the link to discover our Trans Culture Gallery, and Noah Riseman’s book, ‘Transgender Australia’: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gm_RCtSk ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHBMin3x
