Marginalization is the process which inhibits an individual or community from enjoying the rights, privileges, resources or opportunities enjoyed by other members of the society. Of all its marginalized sections, society most often tends to ignore the conditions of transgender persons. The 2011 census reported 480,000 of India’s population as transgender. Kerala pioneered a model for a trans-friendly state¹ with the launch of a 10-day-long state-wide survey, which was followed by the introduction of a state policy for transgender individuals, the establishment of a justice board and India’s first transgender school, scholarships for transgender individuals and the introduction of health clinics, old-age pensions and employment for them in the Kochi Metro, as well as various literary, sports and fashion events. This study is an attempt to critically explore the welfare schemes for transgender persons in Kerala amidst recent developments.

边缘化是抑制个人或社区享受社会其他成员所享有的权利，特权，资源或机会的过程。在其所有边缘化地区中，社会最容易忽略变性者的状况。2011年的人口普查显示，印度有480,000人口为变性者。喀拉拉邦开创了跨友好国家的典范¹发起了一项为期十天的全州调查，随后出台了针对跨性别者的国家政策，建立了司法委员会和印度第一所跨性别学校，为跨性别者提供了奖学金，并引入了健康诊所，养老金和在高知地铁的就业机会，以及各种文学，体育和时尚活动。这项研究试图在最近的发展中批判性地探索喀拉拉邦跨性别者的福利计划。