Trans people in Kashmir have long gained acceptance as matchmakers. Now their jobs are in danger.
LGBTQ Nation spoke with these matchmakers about how they're coping as discrimination rises and job opportunities plummet.
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LGBTQ Nation spoke with these matchmakers about how they're coping as discrimination rises and job opportunities plummet.
Governing body of new transgender welfare board has no transgender members
Mongra to Zarda, This Kashmir Family Has Been Cultivating Organic Saffron for Over 50 Years The family behind Herb Heaven, the Mirs of Kashmir have a decades-long legacy of growing organic saffron and taking it across the world. Post author: There is a tiny box in my kitchen which holds goods that my mother guards with her life. Even if I reach for the airtight container—which holds the delicate red threads of saffron that give out the sweetest fragrance—the scornful looks from her are enough to provide an unspoken warning: Handle With Care. And rightly so. Well-known as ‘red gold’, s...