I am Kabir Das alias Kaberi. I am residing in Bharatpur of Ward 22. Currently studying +2 second year. When I was in school, I felt uncomfortable wearing the girls' dress code and using the girls' toilet”, He expressed. After starting college, I requested my principal for permission to wear boys' clothing, and she agreed. My family also accepted my decision. “When I get my period, I go to the shop to buy sanitary pads. However, the shops are closed during cyclones or heavy rains, and I can't buy pads”, He explained. “Climate change affects our lives significantly because transwomen cannot go out for sex work during heavy rain or cyclones. During the last FANI cyclone, the wind was very strong. I was at school, and we were all inside the classroom when some asbestos fell from above. I was scared because it could have hurt someone if it had fallen on them”, He shared. Key Message: “You must raise your voice to announce your Gender”, He concluded.
