India’s transgenders take first dip at Kumbh Mela

For decades Laxmi Narayan Tripathi has fought India’s conservative laws and beliefs to put her transgender community on a par with the rest of society, and now she has notched up a new milestone. Tuesday she and dozens of other resplendent “Kinnars” splashed in the sacred waters of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers alongside revered … Continue reading India’s transgenders take first dip at Kumbh Mela