PHOTOS: Transgender community of Kashmir left to fend for themselves amid Covid

Singing and dancing at weddings used to earn transgenders in Kashmir sufficient revenue to take care of their household. Until the pandemic. Lockdowns to curb the coronavirus in Kashmir canceled weddings and musical evenings. Transgenders are a marginalized community in Kashmir whose members are sometimes solely in a position to discover work as matchmakers or wedding ceremony leisure. Prolonged coronavirus lockdowns, preceded by a strict safety lockdown within the area in 2019 when India scrapped Kashmir's semi-autonomous standing, left many within the transgender community with no work in any respect, many of them make-up artists, singers and matchmakers who've misplaced their livelihoods through the pandemic. Left with out livelihoods, some stepped up to assist one another, making volunteer teams to distribute meals. Life has not been straightforward for many of Kashmir's transgender folks. Most are ostracized by households and bullied in society. They face home abuse and find yourself working away from households at an early age. Some lack housing, schooling and different primary assets.