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This is an edited collection of human stories from trans autistic writers. The flesh-and-blood stories collected in this anthology address the struggles and joys of living at the intersection of neurodivergence and gender divergence with personal insight and nuance.

Transgender people have existed in every culture, race, and class since the story of human life has been recorded. The transgender community faces considerable stigma which is mentally ill, socially deviant and sexually predatory. While these views have faded in recent years for lesbians and gay men, transgender people are still a subject of mockery in society . This stigma plays out in a variety of contexts. Transgender people are all around the world. Most trans people around the world are closeted due to endemic discrimination. Around the world there are different cultures and different types of gender identity which are difficult to compare to each other. In India there are a lots of socio – cultural groups of transgender people like hijras/ kinnars, and other transgender identities like – shiv-shaktis, jogtas, jogappas, Aradhis, Sakhi, etc. However, these socio-cultural groups are not the only transgender people, but there may be those who do not belong to any of the groups but are transgender persons individually.The paper explores the violation of legal as well as basic rights of transgender people. It traces about the gross violation of the basic rights of transgender, such as right to freedom of speech and expression, right to peaceful assembly, right to move freely etc. The paper argues for protection of the rights of transgender people. Although transgender people are increasingly gaining legislative protections, laws can't always protect them from the social stigma and the risks they face. Preamble to the Constitution of India mandates Justice - social, economic, and political equality of status. The Constitution of India provides for the fundamental right to equality, and tolerates no discrimination on the grounds of sex, caste, creed or religion. The Constitution also guarantees political rights and other benefits to every citizen. But the third community (transgender) continues to be ostracized. The Constitution affirms equality in all spheres but the question is whether it is being applied.

The executive branch and federal courts and, occasionally Congress, have played key roles in transgender policymaking, but state governments have been particularly important actors in recent years. This article examines the prominent role of state governments in defining the scope of equal rights protections for the nation's transgender community. Some states have expanded transgender rights, whereas others have limited them, with a number of states also preempting local governments' ability to enact protective measures. State attorneys general have also filed suit challenging the federal government's efforts to guarantee transgender rights. In general, transgender policymaking demonstrates continuity with patterns highlighted in recent federalism scholarship. Consistent with policymaking in other areas in a polarized era, state transgender policymaking is characterized by "variable speed federalism," whereby certain states move more quickly than others in advancing transgender rights. Additionally, in a development particularly applicable to morality policy, advances in transgender rights in certain states and jurisdictions have sparked backlash in other states and produced emotionally charged interactions leaving little room for bargaining and compromise.

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This hybrid poetic-critical text theorizes New York City's High Line park—both its design and its reception in popular culture—as potential material for transgender poiesis, or creation.