Transgender-inclusive sanitation: insights from South Asia

Boyce, P. et al. (2018) Transgender-inclusive sanitation: insights from South Asia. Waterlines, 37(2), pp. 102-117. (doi: 10.3362/1756-3488.18-00004)

Abstract

This paper provides insights from initiatives to include transgender people in sanitation programming in South Asia. Three case studies of recent actions to make sanitation inclusive for transgender people (in India and Nepal) are presented, accompanied by reflections and recommendations to guide future practice. Practitioners are recommended to: engage with transgender people as partners at all stages of an initiative; recognize that the language of gender identity is not fixed, varying across cultures and between generations; and acknowledge that transgender people are not a single homogeneous group but rather have diverse identities, histories, and priorities. The case studies aim to raise awareness of the diversity of transgender identities, exploring the needs and aspirations of transgender women, transgender men, and third gender people in South Asia.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dasgupta, Dr Rohit
• Authors: Boyce, P., Brown, S., Cavill, S., Chaukekar, S., Chisenga, B., Dash, M., Dasgupta, R. K., De La Brosse, N., Dhall, P., Fisher, J., Gutierrez-Patterson, M., Hemabati, O., Hueso, A., Khan, S., Khurai, S., Patkar, A., Nath, P., Snel, M., and Thapa, K.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies
• Journal Name: Waterlines
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• ISSN: 0262-8104
• ISSN (Online): 1756-3488
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Waterlines 37(2):102-117
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license