Bhowmik Sunandita, Reshmi Chattopadhyay
The
LGBTQ group includes Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Queer community
who are considered as gender and sexual minority. In this paper, these
community together have been referred to as transgender people for the
convenience of the discussion. They do not identify themselves with the
mainstream of heterosexual paradigms of sexuality and are at increased risk for
both psychological and social concerns. The situation becomes worsened during
lockdown. The intended purpose of this study is to understand the tragic life
of transgender people amid the pandemic due to corona virus disease of 2019.
The study employs both quantitative and qualitative approach to study the
challenges transgender people face during COVID-19 pandemic with special
emphasis on effect of social exclusion on their mental health. The study aims
to present a holistic picture of the challenges related to physical and mental
health, barrier to health care and financial crisis. The main crux of this
paper is to highlight their self-healing techniques which remained to be the
only strength and inspiration for their survival during the outbreak of this
deadly virus.
Challenges,
gender and sexual minority, COVID-19 pandemic, social exclusion, mental stress,
managing techniques
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