Watch | How the Transgender Community Was Left Behind in the Lockdown

A social worker talks about how the community was ignored during the harsh lockdown.

When the government imposed the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, the country’s media talked to everyone, however, one community was ignored during the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Yaqut Ali of The Wire spoke to Santosh, a Kolkata resident, who works for transgender communities in different states of the country.

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Author: Yaqut Ali

Yaqut Ali works as a multimedia reporter for The Wire, where he produces stories; previously, he was a freelancer for BBC & The Wire. He tweets at @aliyaqut