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Participants march in a gay pride parade in Delhi, India, in 2013, celebrating queer identity and LGBTQ+ rights
In South Asia, hijras—also known as aravanis and, in Pakistan, khawaja sira—are transgender, intersex, or eunuch people who live in communities organized through the guru–chela kinship system. Officially recognized as a third gender across the Indian subcontinent, they are considered neither entirely male nor female
Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, some wearing masks, participate in a Pride March rally in Bangalore, India, on Sunday, November 22, 2015
Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, some wearing masks, take part in a Pride March in Bangalore, India, on November 22, 2015
In South Asia, hijras—known as aravanis in India and khawaja sira in Pakistan—are transgender, intersex, or eunuch people who live within the guru–chela kinship system. They are officially recognized as a third gender across the Indian subcontinent, distinct from both male and female identities

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