Treating transsexuals in India: History, prerequisites for surgery and legal issues

Gupta, Richie; Murarka, Anil

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1699349

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“…Transgenders in India have a long history. There are mentions of transgenders in Indian mythology and Hindu texts, such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana (Gupta and Murarka, 2009). They were even known to have played a role in the Ottoman Empire and Mughal empires in medieval India.…”

Section: Transgenders In Indiamentioning

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Reducing transphobia: comparing the efficacy of direct and indirect contact

Rani

Samuel

2019

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Purpose The transgender community faces prejudice and stigma and is one of the most ostracised groups in society. One of the ways to reduce prejudice is through intergroup contact. This may be achieved through direct or indirect contact. The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of direct and indirect contact on reducing transphobia. Design/methodology/approach Direct contact was achieved through a transgender speaker panel and indirect contact involved a video presentation. In total, 159 students enroled in undergraduate courses at a prominent university in India were enlisted for this study. Perceptions regarding transgenders were measured using the genderism and transphobia scale. Perceptions were measured at three different time points – before the contact, immediately after the contact and one month post contact. Findings Results indicate that both direct and indirect contact cause a significant immediate decrease in transphobia at the post intervention stage. However, only direct contact caused significant reduction at the follow-up stage (one month after the intervention). Direct contact also effected a greater reduction in transphobia than indirect contact. Research limitations/implications This study extends previous research that shows that speaker panels involving sexual minority speakers can result in reducing stigma (e.g. Croteau and Kusek, 1992). The present study shows that such speaker panels can also be useful for reducing stigma against transgender individuals. Another important outcome of this study is the relative effectiveness of direct contact in reducing transphobia compared to indirect contact. Direct contact resulted in greater reduction in transphobia both at the post-test and follow-up stages compared to indirect contact. Practical implications The results of this study may benefit HR practitioners and policy makers in designing workplace initiatives and policies in creating an inclusive workplace. This study shows that meaningful interaction with transgenders would be a key step in reducing stigmatisation. Since direct contact is rarely expensive or time consuming, it can be a valuable tool to improve the integration of transgender individuals within society. Therefore, students and employees may be encouraged to interact with transgender individuals through panel discussions and workshops. Indirect contact may be used as a preliminary intervention in certain cases where direct contact may be difficult to organise. Social implications The stigma faced by transgender individuals has a significant negative impact on their quality of life (Grant et al., 2014; Reisner and Juntunen, 2015). It is, therefore, necessary to recognise and reduce prejudice against transgenders at both the college and school levels as well as in work organisations. Educators and managers have a significant role to play in this societal change. This study shows that stigma reduction can be achieved in a fairly simple way through contact theory. Originality/value This study is one of the first to investigate Indian students’ perceptions of transgenders. It improves on earlier studies using similar interventions in two main ways. First, this study includes a follow-up assessment, which was not performed in most studies. Second, random assignment of participants to one of two conditions improves the reliability of the findings.

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Section: Transgenders In Indiamentioning

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Reducing transphobia: comparing the efficacy of direct and indirect contact

Rani

Samuel

2019

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“…Unfamiliarity with this group of patients can lead to compromised patient interaction and suboptimal healthcare. [ 10 11 ]…”

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“…Most trans patients present to the emergency for problems unrelated to their gender identity, but may also present with concerns related to their gender such as pain, depression, suicidality, injury from abuse or assault. [ 11 ]…”

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Perioperative anaesthetic concerns in transgender patients: Indian perspective

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“…The patient faces issues of name change for identity cards, birth certificates, school and college certificates postoperatively. 13…”

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Quality of life after gender reassignment surgery in transwomen

Nivethaa

Subbaraj

Tirougnanassambandamourty

2020

Int Surg J

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Background: Gender dysphoria is a condition in which there is discrepancy between a person's gender identity and that person's sex assigned at birth. Gender reassignment surgery (GRS) has an important role in alleviating the distress caused by gender dysphoria and it is medically necessary. The literature on quality of life (QoL) of transgenders post-GRS is limited in India.Methods: This is a prospective study on transgender women who volunteered to undergo male to female (MtF) GRS from March 2015 to August 2017. The demographic details and the surgical complications were registered. The Quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was measured both before and a year after the surgery. The data were compared and presented.Results: A total of 62 GRS were performed during the study period. In that, 43 patients are literate (69.35%) and only 31.93% are employed in a socially respectable position. Our study shows significant improvement in physical, psychological and social health domains after the Surgery. Highest improvement was observed in the psychological health domain. There were no major complications observed in our study group.Conclusions: The surgical management improved the QOL in the first three domains of WHOQOL-BREF instrument namely physical health, psychological health and social relationship. Among these three domains, there is a significant improvement in psychological health. Hence, GRS has an important role in relieving the psychological distress caused by gender dysphoria and significantly improves the quality of life postoperatively.

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Treating transsexuals in India: History, prerequisites for surgery and legal issues

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Reducing transphobia: comparing the efficacy of direct and indirect contact

Reducing transphobia: comparing the efficacy of direct and indirect contact

Perioperative anaesthetic concerns in transgender patients: Indian perspective

Quality of life after gender reassignment surgery in transwomen

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