Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are socially active in Bangladesh. But for the traditional mentality of Bangladeshi society, negative attitudes towards homosexuals are very high. For this kind of social taboo, it becomes dangerous for those who identify as homosexuals to openly come out in society fearing hate, rejection, and assault.
Transgender people are unable to get their basic needs like education, proper health care, and job opportunities in this country. Bangladesh officially has more than 160 million transgender people. The LGBT community faces social isolation, sexual abuse, and other forms of harassment. Finding work is very difficult, and many live by begging or selling sex. Since 2013, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allowed transgender people to identify themselves as a separate gender. They were given voting rights in 2018.
But in recent years some changes are beings visible. Some transgenders are breaking all previous records of the past. They are actively taking part in many fields of work. Today we are going to present three ladies who associate themselves with the LGBTQ community and have achieved respect from society for their works.
Tashnuva Anan Shishir
Tashnuva Anan Shishir is 29 years old and was born in a very conservative Muslim family. She has been neglected by her own family. At a very young age, she moved from her family’s house to live a lonely life in Dhaka city of Bangladesh. h In her early teens she began to live publicly as a female.
After coming to the capital city she agonized hormone therapy. She also worked for charities and acted with a local theater group. In January 2021, she began studying public health at Dhaka university. A Bangladeshi private satellite television station has hired Tashnuva Anan Shishir, the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. She previously worked as a rights activist and actress. She debuted on Dhaka-based Boishakhi TV on International Women’s Day in 2021. She read a three-minute news bulletin, and after finishing cried as her colleagues highly praised her.
Ananya Banik
Ananya Banik is 47 years old and was born a boy in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. At the age of 16, she started living openly as a transgender person. She has found several good jobs, learned classical Indian dance, and even performed on national TV to show the life of the hijra community. She is mainly known as a stage performer and dancer. But it has been a difficult journey for her.
After an inner struggle, Ananya decided to live openly as a transgender person when she was 16. After that, her family became desperate to remove her. Ananya’s mother was the only person who supported her but after her father died.
She also worked for a variety of foreign non-governmental organizations. She said that although people are now educated and know about LGBTQ rights, many of her colleagues were uncomfortable with her presence. Sometimes they wouldn’t be comfortable sharing their sit for lunch with her. Ananya believes that transgender people can contribute to society if proper support is given. She dreams of a society where transgender won’t be discriminated against. She said, “I’m a hijra but I’m not a burden to society.”
Gazel Kabir
Gazzel Kabir is 30 years old and was born in Dhaka. She also had the same life as other transgender people in our society. Born full of hate and negligence from their own family and society. Unable to get proper education from the society. Deprived to prove their abilities to the world.
In 2017 gazel did a cosmetic operation in Kamol hospital in Bangkok and change her Gender as a woman. She took participated in 2028 miss transsexual Austalia and got her position in the top 10. She presented herself wearing Saree in Finale.
Gazel has deep feelings for Bangladeshi trans people who are neglected from everything. She wants to do something for this society’s people. Nowadays she continues her modeling career in Sydney and is also running a youtube cooking channel beside it.
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