Amitabh Bachchan shares heart-wrenching video showing plight of transgenders amid COVID-19

Amitabh Bachchan on Monday took to his social media handle to share 'Bhai Ho' director Amit Sharma's short film on transs. Urging people to contribute for m, initiative is led by NGO Phool Versha foundation.

video begins with narrator saying, "I beg you, To consider us as humans. Weeks have passed but one hears sobs....." It furr says, " one came forward to show ir humanity towards us. You shed tears for laborers, for doctors... Was I so ill-fated, for whom one wondered? I also feel hungry, Death scares us... And I continue to beg you. TO consider us humans too."

video ends with a mess, "re are official statistics of millions of transs in India. As a result, y aren't getting eugh food supplies and aid during pandemic."

Presidency students distribute food items among trans people hit by lockdown

Helping less priviledged, Phool Versha Foundation and Nam Myoho Daan have collaborated with Amit Sharma, Kanika Dhillon, Ness Wia, and Garima Arora to support LGBT community. y are also helping migrant labourers on a daily basis. In a country of 1.3 billion, LGBT community constitutes approximately 2 million.  

COVID-19: Govt must integrate trans concerns in all policy and strategy, say NGOs

government must integrate concerns of trans community in all ir policy and strategy for disaster mitigation in view of coronavirus outbreak, NGOs said in April.

NGO distributes food to trans community in Delhi during COVID-19 lockdown

y also said matter is particularly urgent as community members are perceived to be at high risk of contracting HIV and that many are possibly into substance use which is very harmful in current situation. In an appeal to government, Centre for vocacy and Research (CFAR), a n-profit organization, and its partner Sakha said transs must be included as a group in all policies and actions devised for disaster mitigation during COVID-19 pandemic in country.

CFAR works for rights of a cross section of marginalised communities such as urban poor, girls, urganised workers, transs and sexual mirities, single women, HIV-positive people and sex workers.

(with PTI inputs)