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> [According to the norms of the hijras community, it's not necessary that one be castrated. Castration is your choice. If you do it, testosterone doesn't build up, femininity comes, but I have always said that castration is not the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/according-to-the-norms-of-the-hijras-community-it-s-not-necessary/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

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## More by Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

> [People believe that if a hijra curses you, bad things will happen. That God Ram blessed hijras with this power, that our blessings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/people-believe-that-if-a-hijra-curses-you-bad-things-will-happen-that/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [The people who want to be segregated are part of a different generation, and they have lived their lives. They are the stakeholders and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/the-people-who-want-to-be-segregated-are-part-of-a-different/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [When somebody asks me, "Who are you?" I tell them, "I am the oldest ethnic transgender community in the world, which has its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/when-somebody-asks-me-who-are-you-i-tell-them-i-am-the-oldest-ethnic/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [We, hijras, are not hypocrites. We live our sexuality openly, being truthful to our souls and our bodies. Science and doctors assigned something else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/we-hijras-are-not-hypocrites-we-live-our-sexuality-openly-being/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [I advocate for people who believe sex work is work. But women have so many avenues open. In the same way, a trans woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/i-advocate-for-people-who-believe-sex-work-is-work-but-women-have-so/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [Hijras are a sexual minority that is visible, and yet we are treated as the invisibles. I believe I was never invisible. I thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/hijras-are-a-sexual-minority-that-is-visible-and-yet-we-are-treated/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [Hijras earn a living by egging, sex work, badhai or blessing. There are now transgenders in social work, the fashion industry, who have PhDs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/hijras-earn-a-living-by-egging-sex-work-badhai-or-blessing-there-are/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [Being called gay is worse than transgender. I remember when I started fighting way back in 1999 for hijas' rights, and I said the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/being-called-gay-is-worse-than-transgender-i-remember-when-i-started/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [A hijra is someone who has transitioned from male to female, but we don't consider ourselves female because culturally we belong to a completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/a-hijra-is-someone-who-has-transitioned-from-male-to-female-but-we/)

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> [I try to educate people. I've told the hijra community that it's not about getting breasts or having sexual reassignment surgery. First we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/i-try-to-educate-people-i-ve-told-the-hijra-community-that-it-s-not/)

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> [I always say, "First complete your education, be what you want to be in life, get a position, start earning. Then, when you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/i-always-say-first-complete-your-education-be-what-you-want-to-be-in/)

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> [I was a sick child, I was scared, and honestly speaking, I never thought about why I didn't tell anyone about my abuse. Abuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/i-was-a-sick-child-i-was-scared-and-honestly-speaking-i-never-thought/)

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> [I learned dancing because I loved dancing. It took away the pain, it took away everything, I was happy when I was dancing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/i-learned-dancing-because-i-loved-dancing-it-took-away-the-pain-it/)

[Laxmi Narayan Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/)

> [When we, hijras, started our activism, we had to tell people, "We exist, we are humans. Please give us nothing but our basic dignity."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/when-we-hijras-started-our-activism-we-had-to-tell-people-we-exist-we/)

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> [At times, my parents said, "Let's get the child married," and I said a big no. Impossible. How could I be with a woman?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laxmi-narayan-tripathi/at-times-my-parents-said-let-s-get-the-child-married-and-i-said-a-big/)

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