Kolkata’s Garima Greh: A Safe Space For Transgenders – Outlook India

Shubranil Jana from Howrah at Garima Greh, a shelter home for the transgender community in Kolkata. Even after introducing laws for transgenders, they are treated as an isolated community. They are treated in such a way that they feel lonely and deprived. The shelter home serves a safe space in Kolkata for trans persons who cannot stay in their houses due to problems of family acceptance and eve-teasing in the society.

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Shruti Chakraborty, from Medinipur district, stays at Garima Greh in Kolkata. She feels lonely and deprived. She cannot stay in her house due to problem of family acceptance and eve-teasing.

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Baishali Das prepares food at Garima Greh in Kolkata.

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Manabi Sansui does makeup at Garima Greh in Kolkata.

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Manabi Sansui does makeup at Garima Greh. Even after laws for transgenders, they are often treated as isolated community.

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Anita Biswas at Garima Greh in Kolkata. She stays at the shelter home because they cannot stay in their house due to problem of family acceptance and eve-teasing.

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Shubhranil Jana and Baishali Das at Garima Greh shelter Home in Kolkata.

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Manabi Sansui from Baruipur at Garima Greh shelter Home.

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Baishali Das of Tallygunj at the shelter home. Even after introducing laws for transgenders, they are treated as isolated community.

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Manabi Sansui at the shelter home. Even after introducing laws for transgenders, they are treated as isolated community.