The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story
| Author | A.Revathi | |
| Author | Geetha (Translator) | |
| Area | Namakkal Taluk, Salem | |
| Date Accessioned | 2024-11-26T09:02:54Z | |
| Date Available | 2024-11-26T09:02:54Z | |
| Date of Publication | 2010 | |
| Description | Case Story (Autobiography) | |
| Abstract | This Case story (Autobiography) is journey of Revathi (a transgender woman) beginning from her upbringing as a boy in a small village in Salem to her becoming a woman. It highlights her own feelings and desires, struggles, humiliation and indignation towards the sexual and structural violence afflicted by her own family and society towards her and the hijra community. It showcases her unflinching courage to fight violence and humiliation within her family and in the outside world. | |
| Identifier URI | https://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/916 | |
| Provenance | Rural | |
| Provenance | Tamil Nadu | |
| Provenance | India | |
| Keyword | LGBT Community. Sexual Minorities | |
| Citation | Revathi, A. T. (2010). The truth about me: A hijra life story. Penguin UK. | |
| Title | The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story | |
| Item Type | Case Study | |
| Coverage | Sexual minorities and their sexual rights | |
| Coverage | Intersections of Sexuality, Gender, Dignity and Health | |
| Course Tag | Perspectives around intersections of Sexuality, Gender, Dignity and Health | |
| Course Tag | Sexual minorities and their dignity and sexual rights |