Key takeaway: The hijra identity emerges through a complex interplay of kinship, ritual renunciation, and posthuman resistance, transcending reductive tropes of transgender politics. Introduction The term hijra-identity refers to South Asian gender-diverse communities whose experiences challenge Western frames of transgender rights and embodiment. Hijras craft social personhood not merely through bodily transition but via communal kinship (gharanas), ritual practices, and … Continue reading Hijra Identity: Exploring Kinship, Ritual, and Resistance in South Asian Transgender Discourses