Believe it or not, your gender could come in the way of your treatment at the civic hospitals in the city. Kumari Garima (name changed), a transgender who has been suffering from jaundice, has learnt this the hard way. On September 23, her friends first took her to Nair hospital, where she was refused treatment.

Kumari Garima at KEM hospital. (below) The letter that was submitted by Garima’s friends to the acting dean of KEM Hospital, where she was discriminated against