Description
*** Only the digital copy is for Free Distribution ***
This is the first time a Tritiyapanti and Transgender anthology of true stories is being published in Marathi. (it is possible that this is the first such effort in India.) It will assist Transgenders and Tritiyapanthis to become comfortable and accept their sexual identity. It will also assist friends of TGs and Tritiyapanthis, counsellors, researchers and individuals who work with transgenders and tritiyapanthis to understand issues related to gender identity. It will also assist in sensitizing the mainstream population on the issue of gender identity.
I, Bindumadhav Khire, am an LGBTIQA rights activist with over two decades of work experience in Pune (Maharashtra, INDIA).
I was the founder and president of Samapathik Trust (Reg. E3662, Pune) and am currently the director of Bindu Queer Rights Foundation (a section 8 Company), which works on health and rights issues of the LGBTIQA community. From 2022, I am a member of the ‘Transgender Grievance Redress Board’ (Pune district).
I have worked on reading down IPC 377 (which criminalized adult, consensual same-sex intercourse);
I have been the organizer of the Annual LGBTIQA Pride Walk in Pune;
I have been the Director of ‘Advait’- Pune Queer International Film Festival;
I have been Director of ‘Mooknayak’ the first Marathi LGBTIQA Sahitya Sammelan;
I have been the Project Director of the MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) / TG /HIV/AIDS Targetted Intervention Project.
