The news item in a section of the press that transgenders make it to the electoral list makes for interesting reading. Credit for the inclusion of transgenders into the mainstream electoral process goes to the Election Commission of India which by a masterstroke inducted the ostracized community in the electoral fray. The ECI will also earn the goodwill of the oppressed class to transition them from isolation to accepted members of the society by allocating them an appropriate party symbol for future assembly elections where they could fight the elections on party lines. Needless to say, their body language during the assembly sessions will put to rest the raucous and un-parliamentary behaviour of the MLAs on the floor of the house where uproarious scenes are the order of the day.
