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India: Transgender people demand gender-neutral restrooms

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Suhail Bhat | Jaishree Kumar
November 2, 2022

For many transgender people, using male and female public restrooms feels uncomfortable and unsafe. Finding a restroom in New Delhi is especially difficult.

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