The third gender will find an identity in the application forms provided by the Mumbai University (MU) from the academic year of 2015-16. Following a University Grants Commission (UGC) order on the same topic, university officials have decided to include transgenders as a separate category, apart from male and female options on the admission forms. This is a huge step towards accepting the transgender community as part of the society.

Transgenders at a community gathering. File photo