Hijra

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
third gender
transgender woman
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:third_gender_(India,_Nepal,_Bangladesh)
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues HIV/AIDS prevalence
limited access to healthcare
gptkbp:culturalSignificance considered auspicious at life events
gptkbp:discrimination limited employment opportunities
social stigma
gptkbp:historicalMention ancient Hindu texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hijra
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hijra_Farsi
gptkbp:legalRecognitionYear 2009 (Pakistan)
2013 (Bangladesh)
2014 (India)
gptkbp:legalStatus third gender
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Aravan
gptkb:Bahuchara_Mata
gptkbp:marriageRights not legally recognized in most countries
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Bollywood_films
Indian television
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Koovagam_Festival
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Apsara_Reddy
gptkb:Joyita_Mondal
gptkb:Laxmi_Narayan_Tripathi
gptkb:Manabi_Bandopadhyay
gptkb:Shabnam_Mausi
gptkbp:organization gptkb:All_India_Hijra_Kalyan_Sabha
gptkbp:politicalActivity LGBTQ+ rights
legal recognition campaigns
gptkbp:populationEstimate several hundred thousand in South Asia
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Aravani
gptkb:Khwaja_Sira
gptkb:Kinnar
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:rights right to vote
reservation in education and jobs (India)
right to self-identify gender
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:silk
salwar kameez
gptkbp:traditionalRole sex work
begging
performing blessings at births and weddings
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus recognized as a gender minority
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hegira
gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkb:7th_century_Arabia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5