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A Journey Of Pain And Beauty: On Becoming Transgender In India

Abhina Aher was born a boy biologically and is now a <em>hijra,</em> a member of an ancient transgender community in India. Of her painful physical and psychological transformation, Aher remembers now: &quot;I just wanted to become a beautiful butterfly.&quot; (NPR)
Abhina Aher was born a boy biologically and is now a hijra, a member of an ancient transgender community in India. Of her painful physical and psychological transformation, Aher remembers now: "I just wanted to become a beautiful butterfly." (NPR)

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