Audio slideshow: India's transgender community

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Millions of transgender people live on the fringes of Indian society, ostracised because of their gender identity. Most make a living by singing and dancing, or by begging and prostitution. Here poor, jobless Tina and affluent Lakshmi Tripathi talk about their lives.

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<italic>Audio and photographs: Shalu Yadav. Slideshow production: Shalu Yadav</italic>