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Shormita delves into the psyche of a trans child, portraying the conflicts within, when it is unable to understand terms like sex, gender, and sexuality of a person. An exclusive for Different Truths.
I am 12 – the boys bully me, I like to be with girls Am I unusual? I love to sing and dance love to flaunt my curves, I love to wear skirts Am I unusual? I love to apply lipstick and bindi secretly wear mother’s bangles, I love to drape her saree, Am I unusual? They call me chakka even Number 9, I kept silent but it hurts, Am I unusual? Depressed, derogated, and confused, neither male nor female, Then who am I? Am I the only one who is unusual?
This poem is from the book, Women and Queers: The Marginalized Gender, edited by Shormita Bose, the poet.
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