- Target:
- CISF
- Region:
- India
- Website:
- www.caremycolostomy.org
Thanks every one...
This is a story of a 22 years old patient from Tribal Area of ORRISA who was born to less educated parents in remote area and reared as Female in early life.
She passed all her exams in both her school and graduation level.
She applied for a job in CISF as a female candidate and luckily got selected for the job. After selection, she started her training in the training college.
During training, abnormality of genital was noted by examining doctors, who referred her case to detailed examination to bigger hospital. During her examination, detailed ultrasound revealed absence of uterus. She was referred to AIIMS, New Delhi for expert opinion.
After expert opinion, she was asked to leave the training as her selection was cancelled on the grounds that she applied as female while her generic sex was 46 XY, which was consistent with males.
The question that arises here is that had CISF appointed an individual, or are had they appointed an assembly of head, chest, abdomen, a pair of eyes, a pair of ears, mouth, breasts (or the absence of it as per their specifications) and a set of NORMAL genitals?
The new rules that permit transsexual athletes to compete in the Olympics after having completed sex reassignment surgery, being legally recognized as a member of the target sex, and having undergone two years of hormonal therapy-unquote. Same criteria could be applied to this girl. If She as a man later fails to qualify the stipulated physical tests, it could be still justified to sack him then.
Are we justified in closing our eyes to the future of this girl, who otherwise would have continued to do her job with sincerity and zeal?
In this 21 st century, are we justified in continuing the prejudice of our society against individuals with sexual anomalies? Just because these individuals have an anomaly, are they less capable than others. They may be different but how did this girl suddenly become incapable of doing her job that she was terminated?
Are we justified in allowing such treatment given to her by her employer? Or are we all going to rise and say, STOP THIS INJUSTICE!
The Stop Intersex Gender Discrimination in INDIA petition to CISF was written by rahul verma and is in the category Gender Rights and Issues at GoPetition.