Nobody knows how many transgenders live in India but the UNDP estimates more than 200,000. Discriminated and afraid to reveal their true selves, they drown their sorrows with drugs and alcohol. Finding support among themselves, they know being different in India is not only a great obstacle for acceptance but also a threatening lifestyle. Lack of information, awareness, and usage of condom during the intercourse, HIV and syphilis till have a huge presence among the ‘hijras’ with a 68% and 57% respectively.
