New Delhi- In his speech on the last day of the Budget Session of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked: “Those who are on the margins have been reassured that there is a government.” These margins — or “Lakshman Rekha” (circle of protection) — remind us of the predicament of Sita, in the Hindu mythological epic Ramayana, who was asked to trust the protection of men against the violence of other men. But for transgender persons in India, neither side of the margin seems to offer a dignified life.