Revathi: A Life in Trans Activism

“An unforgettable book, A Life in Trans Activism will leave the reader questioning the ‘safe’ and ‘comfortable’ binaries of male/female that so many of us take for granted.” – Feminism in IndiaBorn in Southern India to a conservative family of modest means, it wasn’t long before Revathi noticed she wasn’t comfortable participating in life as a man. This realisation set her on a long and winding search for survival and for a life on her terms. From the supportive yet strict—and at times exploitat