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"He got stared at a lot. People asked out loud - some out of attention, others out of malice - whether we were women or men or number nines or devadasis. Several men made striking to touch us, on our backs, on our shoulders. Some attempted to grab our chest. Original or duplicate? They shouted and hooted. At such moments, I felt despair and considered if there would ever before be a way for us to live a life with dignity and make a reliable living." Revathi was born a son, but felt and behaved like a girl. In informing her life storyline, Revathi evokes marvellously the profound unease to be in the incorrect body that plagued her from child years. To be true to herself, to flee the constant violence visited after her by her family and community, the village-born Revathi ran away to Delhi to become listed on a residence of hijras. Her life became an unbelievable group of dangerous physical and psychological journeys to become a woman - and to find love. The Truth about Me is the unflinchingly, courageous, and moving autobiography of your hijra who fought ridicule, persecution and violence, both within her home and outside the house, to find a life of dignity.
