Talk:Heidi Saadiya

The first transgender journalist from Kerala
Heidi Saadiya is the first transgender broadcast journalist from Kerala. Padmini Prakash, is the first from India.
 * Meet Heidi Saadiya, Kerala’s first transwoman journalist
 * Kerala’s First Transwoman Broadcast Journalist Makes Her Debut with Chandrayaan-2 Reportage
 * Transwoman journalist Heidi Saadiya makes debut as TV news reporter in kerala
 * A 22-year-old trans journalist tells us why many like her are forced to beg or dance for a living
 * Meet transwomen who’ve made a place for themselves in the mainstream
 * These Transgenders Are Breaking Stereotypes & Inspiring Change In A Brave, New World. Imperfect Boy (talk) 05:50, 11 August 2022 (UTC)


 * She is the first transwoman journalism student in the state, see They welcomed her with open arms — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imperfect Boy (talk • contribs) 05:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Education
Various sources say that she had attained BA, masters, and Postgrad. Dip. by age 22 or 23. That's a bit young to get all three. Is one of the sources mistaken? ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 19:18, 11 August 2022 (UTC)


 * No, what the sources says is true. Imperfect Boy (talk) 01:07, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * How do you know? PRAXIDICAE🌈 01:15, 12 August 2022 (UTC)


 * It was widely discussed in Kerala. Many Malayalam news channels reported those news. Imperfect Boy (talk) 01:22, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, just because it's discussed doesn't mean it's true. I see no evidence that this is possibly true. PRAXIDICAE🌈 01:22, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm accustomed to Masters courses being 2 years, but a 1-year course might be possible. Saadiya commenced the journalism diploma in July 2018 and whilst I don't have a firm date for completion, she started her internship in August 2019  and in September is said to have completed the diploma . Something that strikes me as odd is that one article says she has masters in commerce + economics, where another says her husband was a postgrad in the same discipline. But nowhere in the articles on their relationship does it mention that they both studied commerce. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 23:12, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * She is said to have been born mid 1999. To have spent a minimum 4 years on BA+masters and completed by mid 2018 as claimed, she would have to have commenced tertiary studies mid 2014 at age 15. (It's also claimed she spent 6 months studying medicine, but the work for that could have counted toward advanced standing in the BA.) ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 23:37, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Marriage date
The given sources also differ as to whether Heidi was married in December 2019, or on 26 January 2020. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 21:36, 12 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Never mind, Hindustan Times probably just mixed up between proposal and marriage. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 21:51, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, hang on, TNIE says proposal was in December, but the publication date on the article is August 2019. Our article says December 2019 not 2018. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 21:56, 12 August 2022 (UTC)