Articles by Swetha C

Swetha is the Founder - Director of Born 2 win. She is a social activist and a writer.

Many trans persons such as myself were hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 due to the lack of information provided to us. No concrete efforts were made to dispel these myths about the vaccine among the community. We did not have access to any information on possible side-effects of the vaccine on those who take hormones or are looking to get sex reassignment surgery (SRS). When the vaccines were made available in a public camp, I hesitated to go talk openly about my situation and clarify my doubts. Those administering the vaccine would also likely not know the answers to…

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