Hijras, Lovers, Brothers: Surviving Sex and Poverty in Rural India

This engrossing ethnography of one of South Asia’s third gendered or trans populations
reveals not a group of marginalized others but a way of life composed of laughter, struggles, and desires. The book shows how hijras trouble how we read queerness, kinship, and the psyche.

Challenges the public health accounts of HIV in India by examining the cultural significance of health practices in a high-risk community.