Guwahati Railway Station Welcomes First Transgender Tea Stall
Assam Railway Station has welcomed North East’s first of its kind ‘Trans tea stall’ to empower the transgender community. It’s an initiative by NE Frontier Railway. A tea shop that also serves as an ethnic cuisine stand and is run by transgender people has opened on Platform 1 of Guwahati Train Station in Assam, marking a significant step towards encouraging equality and a first in the North East. The programme offers transsexual people a small ray of hope for a good income. The tea shop at the train station will benefit the transgender community, which is frequently the target of discrimination and abuse, according to Swati Bidhan Baruah, founder of the All Assam Transgender Organization. “This is a minor step towards the transgender community’s empowerment. Helping transgender people obtain employment is the goal because they frequently face discrimination and harassment when looking for work “She said. “Their perspective will change when transgender people, who are frequ...