I never dreamt I could pray at a mosque again in my lifetime... But when she came out as hijra, as transgender people in South Asia are commonly known, she was blocked from praying in a mosque.
Now, this is our mosque. Now, no one can say no.
Hijras have received growing legal recognition in Bangladesh, which since 2013 has officially allowed members of the community to identify as a third gender.
They are also often discriminated against in employment and are much more likely to be victims of violent crime and poverty than the average Bangladeshi.
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