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Delhi High Court employs first transgender clerk

23-year-old Babli, who left her family in 2010 to save it from “public shaming”, has become the first transgender person to get a post of clerical job with the Delhi HC.

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23-year-old Babli has become the first transgender to get a post of a legal consultant with the Delhi HC.
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Soon after realising her sexual orientation, 23-year-old Babli left her family in 2010 to save it from “public shaming”. Seven years down the line, she has done everyone proud after becoming the first transgender person to get a post of clerical job according to her qualification with the Delhi High Court.

Babli, hailing from Badaun in UP, started working on a project with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority five months back, after which she was selected for it but the journey till now was not easy. Daily mental torture and harassment was a regular feature for her throughout her struggling days.

“Ever since I was conscious of my sexual orientation, my family had been very supportive of me. But the jibes from neighbours and relatives were something that always haunted me. When things crossed a limit, it was then that I decided to leave the house. I consulted a trans friend of mine, who had been working as orchestra dancer, so I decided to join them to earn money,” narrated Babli.

One day, while she was on a tour with her orchestra team, she saw a person beating a trans and it was on that day that she realised she would study and work hard to become somebody different and make her community proud. 

“After returning from the tour, I decided to leave the orchestra. I joined a non-governmental organisation, Pahel to study. Thereafter, there was no looking back for me. Initially, it was not easy but as they say‘where there's a will there's a way’. I used to wake up early to cope up with others as I had missed a lot of early schooling,” added Babli.

Finally, after working day and night, she got a government job in the Delhi High Court in September. But she still feels bad about the treatment meted out to transgender people.

“I know the world sees us differently but at the end, we are human too. I still do not understand why people see us as untouchables. This was not a choice but God has made us like this. People should treat us equally as we have done no harm to them. I have also worked with the Delhi Traffic Police in various campaigns for creating awareness about traffic rules and believe in doing a lot of social work,” she added.

Now, Babli lives a life of respect and proudly identifies herself a transgender person. The only thing, she says, missing in her life now is her family.

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