# transgenderpersonsinstem

🎥Aparna Banerjee's entry into trans-rights and public-health activism back to the release (and subsequent banning) of the film Fire in 1998. Read more about her journey in this comix by and
https://t.co/nQ1cfchIdA

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2022-01-17

"Due to the longstanding neglect and ridicule from mainstream spaces, Hijra communities were averse to intervention programmes from the govt & NGOs."
Aparna B. & Amrita S. are trying to change things. Read more: https://t.co/nQ1cfchIdA

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2022-01-16


⛰️The Indian science ecosystem lost a bright young scholar Priya Iyer earlier this year. In this tribute, friends, colleagues & collaborators remember the difference Priya made in their lives and to the science of looking at the natural world.
https://t.co/t4Hd6J3Km9

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2021-11-05