While transgender rights in India seem to be improving with the establishment recognising them as a third gender, some incidents point towards a harsh reality that a lot needs to be done towards LGBT rights. Success stories of transgender individuals in various fields are a good sign, but the present incident raises questions over their protection from discrimination. Representational image | Source: Youth Ki Awaaz

Help from activists:

The person who says he only wants to go to school back in the US and is raising funding and scholarship to be financially independent from his parents, contacted the National Centre for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) in the US. The NCLR got LGBT activists in India to get in touch with him and he was able to make his way to Delhi.
his father's clout did not allow Shivy a sigh of relief even after escaping to Delhi, as the UP police carried out raids at houses of activists in Delhi without search warrants to find him. He finally sought help from the court for his protection as the state's complicity in the discrimination was evident.

Relief at last:

The Delhi High Court finally came to the Shivy's aide as the bench invoked playwright Safdar Hashmi to condemn the behaviour as "sheer bigotry". The High Court ordered the police to give adequate protection to Shivy and provide him with the area SHO's contact number, in case of any threat.