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Chennai: Transgender teachers shatter stereotypes in classrooms

The Times of India
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10/01/2023

CHENNAI: Two transwomen have been creating a silent revolution in their classrooms by opening the eyes of their students about the dangers of untouchability. The two of them— 28-year-old Agni Pradeep and 29-year-old Marakkah have broken the glass ceiling to become teachers in a private school in Poonamalee.

 

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