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A snapshot of Third Gender in Bangladesh

Transgender/Hijra A self-identified term used by males who define themselves as “not men/not women” but as a “third gender.” Hijras cross-dress publicly and privately and are a part of a social, religious, and cultural community. Ritual castration may be part of the Hijra identity, but not all Hijra are castrated. Sex with men is common. They also have their own language, known as farsi Broadly speaking, transgender people are individuals whose gender expression and/or gender identity differs from conventional expectations based on the physical sex they were born into. The word transgender is an umbrella term which is often used to describe a wide range of identities and experiences, including: female-to-male and male-to-female sexual reassigned persons, cross-dressers, drag queens, drag kings, gender queers, and many more. [In the Asia and Pacific region this would include Hijra, some kothis,zenanas and metis, along with, perhaps,kathoey, waria, bakla, fa’fa’finis, etc.] Because transgender is an umbrella term, it is often thought to be an imprecise term that does not adequately describe the particulars of specific identities and experiences. (For example, the identity/experience of a post-operative FTM transsexual will probably be very different from that of a female-identified drag king who performs on weekends, but both are often lumped together under the term "transgender."). It refers the following also.............

Hijra 	A self-identified term used by males who define themselves as “not-men/not women” 	But as a “third gender”. Hijras cross-dress publicly and privately and are a part of a social, religious and cultural community. Ritual castration is part of the hijra identity. 	Sex with men is common. They also have their own language, known as Ulti.

2. What are the types of transgender in Bangladesh? Mention English term & Bangla name. 1.	Type of Hijra:

1.	Badhai : Who are claim subscription from various shops and bless New born baby 2.	Sex worker: Who sells sex for livelihood

3.	What is the name of transgender language? Including some language they are used Hijra Language are called “Ulty”. Example; Penis (Ligum) Anal (Butli) etc.

2.	Why the transgender concept is different from others country in Bangladesh? Transgender concept is different from others country in Bangladesh. because this term “Hijra” is used in sub-continent specially in Bangladesh, Sri lonka, Pakistan, India, Nepal & Bhutan. It is professional term. It is meaning that It is a culture. Here exist chelas(junior member of hijra community) gurus who had under gone castration or urethral reconstruction (senior members of Hijra community) concept. The chelas (junior member of hijra community) cannot move beyond of Hijra Gurus. Other country of the world is not followed by the culture.

4. What are the biological causes being transgender in Bangladesh ? What are the biological causes being transgender in Bangladesh? Millions of people are multiracial and cannot be classified as being of one distinct race. Similarly, millions of people are transgendered and cannot easily be categorized as either male or female. Racial classification systems have existed for centuries and have been the subject of extensive commentary and critique for decades. Sex and gender classification systems, on the other hand, just started to become the subject of litigation in the last half of the twentieth century and it is only during the last decade that sex classification systems have become the topic of extensive scholarly discussion.

Race and sex classification systems originally were based upon two assumptions: (1) race and sex are binary; and (2) race and sex can be biologically determined. Racial categorization has moved away from these two simplistic assumptions. Most scholars and legal institutions now agree that race cannot be defined by biological factors and that race has been socially constructed. Sex classification systems, on the other hand, are still primarily based on the assumptions that sex is binary, unambiguous, and can be biologically determined, despite scientific research that indicates that none of these assumptions is completely accurate.

An understanding of the issues that have arisen under a binary racial classification system may assist legal institutions and gender scholars and activists as they seek to understand and modify the current sex classification system. This article explores whether some of the major issues being discussed by race scholars engaged in the "multiracial" category debate should be considered by legal institutions and scholars as they analyze the effect of binary sex/gender classification systems on sexual minorities. Gender is the most fundamental part of one's identity as a human being. The very first question everyone asks about us is "Is it a boy or a girl?" Important though it is, most people never think much about gender. They have no idea what causes their sense of being a boy or a girl, a man or a woman. Having never suffered mis-gendering, they take their gender for granted like the air that they breathe, never giving it a second thought. It is an unquestioned birth privilege to have a gender. Conventional wisdom says that people are either boys who grow up to become men, or they are girls who grow up to become women. There are only two possibilities, and you are either one or the other. It's obvious at birth from your "genital sex", and that's all there is to it! However, as we will see, reality is not that simple.

5. Which organizations are remarkable to work with transgender people in Bangladesh?

Main organization: 1.	Badhan Hijra Sangha ( pioneer organization of Transgender in Bangladesh) 2.	ShusthaJibon 3.	Diner Alo Rajshahi