Finally, we can see progress in the rights and reservation of transgenders. It is a moment of happiness in Kolkata, with the introduction of a third category of gender in Public toilets.
Despite the fact that, the absence of accessible toilets is an issue that substantial parts of the country additionally confronts, for transgenders the issue is additionally aggravated, as they are not ready to utilize the accessible open toilets as they are compelled to pick between the ones assigned for men and the ones assigned for ladies.
So, the sanitation ministry decided to reserve a category and circulated a decision to the government asking them to build public toilets for transgenders and also points out the role of Swachhta Abhiyaan in giving the required help and promises the efforts to maintain these public toilets so that the transgenders can use them without embarrassment.
While the legislature has authorized supports particularly to help the transgender group, a BSc understudy in Kolkata, Sobhan Mukherjee has thought of a less demanding, snappier and less expensive arrangement by assigning effectively made open toilets as particularly for use by transgenders.
The 21-year-old understudy in Kolkata has propelled “Tridhara” which are saved toilets to be utilized by transgenders as it were.
In an interview with SchoopWhoop, Mukherjee says that, “Transgenders face harassment and abuse from the society because of which they are wary of using public toilets. It is difficult for them to decide whether to go to the men’s washroom or the women’s. This is the reason why I came up with this idea,”
“Many people from the community have appreciated me for the initiative. I will continue doing it as much as I can,” he stated.
