Koovagam Festival Celebrates Transgender Women Amid Legal Changes
Over 100,000 people gather for the annual Koovagam festival in Tamil Nadu, celebrating transgender women in a vibrant atmosphere filled with rituals and devotion. The event, lasting nearly 18 days, provides a safe space for attendees amid recent changes to India's gender recognition law. Participants express the festival's significance in their lives and identities.
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