For a very long time, my body and mind felt like they belonged to two different people,” says Santa Khurai, a 30 … – Firstpost


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For a very long time, my body and mind felt like they belonged to two different people,” says Santa Khurai, a 30 …
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She set up San Jen, the first community-run beauty parlour in Manipur back in the ’90s, when most transpeople were earning their livelihood through sex work. (Today, there are more than 30 such transpeople-run salons in Manipur.) And by 2009, Santa was …


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For a very long time, my body and mind felt like they belonged to two different people,” says Santa Khurai, a 30 …
Firstpost
She set up San Jen, the first community-run beauty parlour in Manipur back in the '90s, when most transpeople were earning their livelihood through sex work. (Today, there are more than 30 such transpeople-run salons in Manipur.) And by 2009, Santa was …

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