THE STUDY OF EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND WELFARE SCHEMES FOR TRANSGENDER IN DISTRICT NORTH DELHI

Abstract

Transgender is the common term used for the expression, identity of transgender in the present socio-cultural context. The peculiar behaviour that differs from the norms expected from their birth or gender expression which does not match with ones assigned sex at the birth and identify them self with the transgender. The distinctiveness of transgender can be categories as transgender male, transgender female, male-to-female (MTF) and female to male (FTM). It also includes cross-dressers (those who wear clothes of the other), gender queer people (they feel they belonged to either both genders or neither gender) and trans-sexuals.